Holy well in Whitefield, County Laois

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Map note: The map marks Holy well in Whitefield as a holy well around Whitefield, County Laois, Ireland. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.

Reference top a closed-up holy well known as St Kevin's (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, p. 54). Not located.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA011-032

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