What is recorded here

Holy well in Finner is a lost ritual place beside Fennor Church in County Donegal. Patrick may have stood at that water, praying or remembering, while the church fell into ruin. The road between Bundoran and Ballyshannon still passes the region, but the well itself has slipped from the land like a forgotten name.

Unlocated holy well in the townland of Finner. Listed by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as well no. 5 and described as 'Tobar Patrick near Fennor Church (DG106-007----), the ruined church to the west of road between Bundoran and Ballyshannon' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 144). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 05 January 2012

Linked to Saint Patrick, the holy well in Finner is traditionally associated with healing and pilgrimage, common attributes of wells dedicated to Ireland's most venerated saint. Though its exact location is now lost, historical references suggest it was near a ruined church, indicating a long-standing Christian and possibly pre-Christian sacred site.

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