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Holy well in Crump Island

Holy well

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Crump Island holds a holy well, a ritual site where water and memory still touch. The island itself is a small place, but the well gives it a heartbeat. People may have knelt at its edge, poured offerings into the dark, or drank until hunger vanished. Even without a written date, the water remains the witness, rising through soil that has forgotten every name except its own.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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