
What is recorded here
Located on flat poorly drained land with ecclesiastical enclosure (WM036-042004-) 290m to E. No surface remains visible of holy well dedicated to St. Patrick which has been filled in, people used to visit this holy well on St. Patrick's Day as well as visiting the nearby bullaun stone known locally as St. Patrick's Knee Stone (WM036-042003-).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 08 August 2014
Linked to St. Patrick, the well was a site of pilgrimage where people sought spiritual or physical healing. Though now filled in, historical accounts suggest it was visited for its perceived curative properties, typical of many early Christian holy wells in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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