What is recorded here

Holy Well in County Leitrim is still venerated as St Brigid's Well, a shallow bedrock cleft on a drumlin crest where people have long sought relief from toothache. A nearby pilgrim's cairn marks the place where visitors gathered, laid stones or prayed beside the water. The well is small, but its purpose is unmistakable: a painful mouth, a cold drink, and the hope that Brigid would ease the ache.

Situated at the crest of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin. It is called St Brigid's Well and is renowned for the cure of toothache (Clancy and Forde 1980, 7-8). A cleft in the bedrock (diam. 0.22m; D 0.5m) forms the well and nearby is a pilgrim's cairn (dims 5m NE-SW; 3.3m NW-SE; H c. 0.3m). The well is still venerated. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Linked to St Brigid, the well is traditionally associated with the cure of toothache. The saint's widespread veneration in Ireland includes numerous holy wells attributed to her, often connected with healing and protective rituals.

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