What is recorded here

Friars's Well was the twin of the surviving well, set at the foot of a hillock with an orchard beside it. The name suggests men in habits drew water there, tended fruit, and left the place marked on maps long after their feet stopped pressing the earth. Whether they prayed at the edge or simply drank after work, the well gave life to that small green world.

Marked 'Holy Well' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated at the foot of a hillock, c. 80m SSW of another holy well which survives intact (CV039-051----). Davies (1948, 113) noted that the site was known as the 'Friars's Well' and adjoining it the 'Friar's Orchard'. 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 a tradition of early Christian pilgrimage, the site may have been associated with itinerant friars or hermits, as suggested by its former name, "Friars' Well." No specific saint or cure is recorded, but such wells were often sites of devotional practice and healing rituals in medieval times.

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