What is recorded here

Kilnamanagh graveyard (WX021-024003-) is marked on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and it is situated on a gentle E-facing slope with the headwaters of a small W-E stream just to the N. The well is indicated on the same edition of the map, but it was not remembered if it was ever venerated, according to John O'Donovan writing c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 93). The well is a natural spring and is the source of the stream, but there is no evidence of veneration. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 June, 2012

Linked to Saint Manchan, this holy well is associated with cures for skin ailments and general healing. Traditionally, the well was visited on Saint Manchan’s feast day, 19 April, with offerings of coins and cloth left at the site as tokens of gratitude.

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