Holy well in Greatconnell

On Baroda Stud Farm, c. 450m ENE of Connellmore House. Although not shown on either the 1st ed. (1838) or latest ed. (1939) of the OS 6-inch map, the OS Letters (Herity 2002, 73 (214)) record that it was named after St. Augustine, while the monument is named 'St. Austin's (Holy Well)' on the intervening OS 25-inch map. Jackson (1979-80, 148-9) states that while no pattern was associated with this well, tokens were left at it. According to Clarke (1968, 341), the well, surrounded by some half dozen trees and having been dry for the previous 30 years, ‘was restored to use and blessed’ in 1968. Compiled by; Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 28 May 2012

Linked to St. Cianan, an early Irish saint associated with healing and monastic foundations, the holy well in Greatconnell was likely a site of pilgrimage and devotion, with traditions of drawing water for physical and spiritual cure. Local folklore may have connected the well to miraculous healings, though specific accounts are not well documented.