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Holy well in Kilcoole

Holy well

What is recorded here

Situated on level ground in a marshy area, to the NE of Kilcoole church (WI013-029001-). A natural unmarked spring. The OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1928, 64) mention it but say that it was 'not held in any particular veneration'. The remains of this well were uncovered during archaeological monitoring of top soil stripping in 2004 (Excavation Licence 04E0848), the well was not impacted upon and was re-sealed with earth (Phelan 2007, 486).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI013-030

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  • 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
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  • Eirian Evans, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Michael Dibb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • David Quinn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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