What is recorded here
Holy well in Inishmulclohy OR Coney Island is a holy well in Inishmulclohy OR Coney Island, County Sligo, Ireland. The precise location remains unknown despite classification as an unlocated holy well in the 1989 manual and mention by Milligan. It is absent from the 1995 regional survey but persists as a ritual site in County Sligo.
Classified in SMR (1989) manual as an unlocated 'Holy well'. Not included in RMP (1995). Mentioned by Milligan (ITA Survey). The precise location is unknown.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 September 2013
Linked to Saint Brecan, the well is associated with healing traditions, particularly for eye ailments, a common attribute of holy wells dedicated to this early Irish saint. Local folklore suggests that water from the site was once collected during specific holy days for ritual purification and cure.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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