Why this matters
Linked to St Conlon, the well is traditionally associated with healing and pilgrimage, particularly for curing eye ailments. St Conlon was a 7th-century Irish saint known for his ascetic practices and is venerated in several locations across Ireland.
What is recorded here
Situated in a fold on a S-facing slope overlooking the Cappagh valley. St Conlon's well (Power 1952, 144) is located in mixed woodland. This is an overgrown, rectangular stone-lined well (dims. 1.7m x 1.05m), with some quartz stones on a lintel that partly covers one end. There is also a shrine with some statues in a alcove (Wth 0.45m; H 0.6m; D 0.4m) built into a masonry block ((Wth 1.4m; H 1.6m; T 1m). A small cross-socket (ext. dims. 0.3m x 0.2m; H 0.15m) (WA030-061002-) is kept at the roadside c. 150m to the S.
Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 11th August, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.
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