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Holy well in Knockpatrick

Holy well

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Situated in corner of Knockpatrick graveyard (KD040-010001-), now covered over. Associated with St. Patrick and visited on 17th March (JKAS 1979-80, 152).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD040-010002

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