What is recorded here

St. David's Well sits hidden in Castle Field west of the medieval church at Castleinch, once holy but now neglected. The precise spot has vanished behind grass and forgetting, though the name still points toward water that gave life or healing before people stopped asking. A forgotten well is not empty; it is waiting for the next person reckless enough to look.

According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 229), in a field called 'Castle Field', to the W of the medieval church of Castleinch or Inchyolaghan (KK023-003001-) there is a well known as, 'St. David's Well, formerly holy, but now neglected'. The precise location of this holy well, though it is probably near the castle (KK023-002----), is unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 September 2021

Linked to St. David, the well was historically considered holy and may have been a site of pilgrimage or healing. The well's association with the saint reflects the spread of his cult in early medieval Ireland, often connected to water as a source of physical or spiritual cure.

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