Holy well in Inchcleraun — Report the wrong picture

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Inchcleraun island in County Longford holds a holy well dedicated to St Diarmuid, situated near an ecclesiastical enclosure and earthwork. Hills recorded in 1860 that the spring drew sanctity from the venerated name of S. Diermit, suggesting people once travelled there for healing or prayer. The water may have sustained life on the isolated island, while the well itself remained a quiet anchor for local faith and memory.

On Inchcleraun island, c. 180m to the SW of an ecclesiastical enclosure (LF021-048001-) and 80m to the NW of an earthwork (LF021-049----). Named ‘Well’ on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, this is possibly the holy well, dedicated to St Diarmuid, recorded by Hills (1860, 339) as 'the spring or well to which the venerated name of S. Diermit gave a reputation for sanctity was not far from this church [see LF021-048002-]'. Not visited. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 June 2013

Linked to Saint Fillan, the holy well in Inchcleraun is traditionally associated with healing and is believed to have curative properties for skin ailments and general ill health. The well's location near an ecclesiastical enclosure suggests a long-standing Christian and possibly pre-Christian ritual significance on the island.

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