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Holy well in Killuragh

Holy well

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On S side of walled garden; no surface trace remains. According to local information, this was original location of St Crannat's well until the lady of the house (The Glen) objected to pilgrims visiting well and built walled garden around the site, after which, according to legend, it moved to present location c. 900m…

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On S side of walled garden; no surface trace remains. According to local information, this was original location of St Crannat's well until the lady of the house (The Glen) objected to pilgrims visiting well and built walled garden around the site, after which, according to legend, it moved to present location c. 900m to NNW (13986). Alternative reason for relocation of well recorded by O'Reilly (1987, 128) is that lady of house, as was custom, invited travelling man to turn handle of butter churn but refused to give him an offering. Knowing that she washed butter with water from well, he filled his cap with well water and dropped it at foot of rock opposite Monanimy Castle (14368) about 1 mile to SE at St Nicholas' well (14023).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO026-105002

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