What is recorded here

St. Brigid's Well hid somewhere inside Rathangan Demesne, marked only by a paling, religious emblems and a local belief that its water cured what medicine would not. The exact spot has been lost, but the well field still lies buried under level pasture, waiting for someone to remember the shape of its margin.

Fitzgerald (1907, 160) identifies an area as 'St. Brigid's well field', but gives no precise location for the well within the field. Jackson (1979-80, 157) quotes a local tradition which describes 'St. Brigid's Well' as being surrounded by a paling, with religious emblems, and which was known for its cures. In an area of level pasture. The exact location of this monument is unknown. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

linked to St. Brigid, a prominent Irish saint associated with fertility, healing, and protection. The well is traditionally believed to have curative properties, particularly for women's ailments, and may have been a site of seasonal rituals or pilgrimages.

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