What is recorded here

Glenmore Holy Wells holds two forgotten waters beside Croghanhill, one belonging to St. Patrick and the other to Bishop Mac Caille. Mac Caille's Well vanished beneath overgrowth by 1942, leaving no visible trace though it sat twenty-five metres from its named neighbour. The hill may still hide both chambers, waiting for someone stubborn enough to dig through the forgotten grass.

At the base of NE facing slope of Croghanhill, 420m N of Bishop Mac Caille's Church site (OF010-004002-). Spring well located 25m SE of St. Patrick's Well (OF010-004007-) which is marked as the second Glenmore well on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map. It is unenclosed. No surface trace visible of well which was known locally as Mac Caille's Well. In 1942 the ITA Survey, described the well as being overgrown and almost forgotten (SMR File). (O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 38-40; Comerford 1883, 320-1) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 6 January 2012

Glenmore Holy Wells are associated with St. Patrick and local Christian tradition, with one well specifically named after him. The site's proximity to an early church suggests a long history of pilgrimage and healing practices linked to the saint.

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