Penitential station in Kilbarry

At the bottom of the S-facing slope of an E-W ridge, at the junction with the flood-plain of the River Shannon. A cairn (Wth 1-1.5m; H 0.5m) is heaped against the outside of the wall around St Barry's Well (RO030-001002-). Kilbarry church (RO024-016001-) is c. 300m to the N. (O'Connell 1988, 59) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

St Barry's Well is associated with St Barry, a 7th-century Irish saint known for his penitential practices and monastic foundation in Kerry. The well was traditionally visited for its healing properties, particularly for skin ailments and eye complaints, and was a site of pilgrimage and ritual cleansing.