Holy well in Kildavin Upper, County Wexford

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What is recorded here

John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 describes a holy well at Kildavin Upper, which was known as St. Catherine’s well and which had a cure for sore eyes. It was still being used at that time, but its location was not recorded (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 367).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX042-074

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