What is recorded here

Holy well in Killeter: a one-metre circular stone chamber in County Cavan, with an overflow channel at the south-west and prayers tied to St Patrick. People still gathered there for patterns into the mid-1970s, suggesting the water was trusted for clarity, memory or change. The small chamber does not claim much, yet it gives back attention: a narrow tube of pressure where human desperation and hope still echo.

Circular well (diam. c. 1m) enclosed by a stone wall except at SW where there is an overflow channel. Known as 'St Patrick's Well', patterns were held here up until the mid-1970s (local information). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Linked to St Patrick, the well is traditionally associated with healing and pilgrimage, with annual pattern days held until the mid-20th century. Local folklore suggests the saint visited the site, blessing the water for physical and spiritual cure.

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