What is recorded here

Ballynakilly holds two stone-lined wells, a rare dual arrangement where most villages manage only one. The stones still stand at the water's edge, shaping the flow and marking the place for prayer. People may have visited either well for different needs, leaving small offerings beside the cold water. The duplication suggests the community believed one vessel of grace was not enough.

For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan (1996, 325, no. 983, one of 'Two stone-lined wells…'). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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