What is recorded here

St. Dominicks Well in County Offaly is a spring water source marked on modern maps and preserved beneath a pumphouse. It belongs to the Irish holy well tradition, where clear water, ritual memory and local faith still meet. The chamber may have formed around the emerging water, and the well may have given the chamber its name.

Modern pumphouse located on top of spring well that is indicated as 'St. Dominick's Well' on the current ed. OS six inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

St. Dominick's Well is associated with Saint Dominick, a 7th-century Irish saint and hermit known for his ascetic lifestyle and reputed healing miracles. The well is traditionally linked to cures for skin ailments and was historically visited by the sick for ritual washing or drinking.

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