What is recorded here

Bridgets Well stands dried and abandoned on low-lying soil in County Offaly, yet coins still line its base and ribbons tie a nearby tree. The place has witnessed human longing across centuries, holding prayers in stone and water until the water left. What remains is the shape of that longing, visible in every offer made beside the empty jar.

Located on low-lying poorly drained land with church (OF014-017----) and graveyard (OF014-016----) to N. Disused holy well now dried up with votive offerings attached to nearby tree and coins deposited at base of well. Depicted as 'Bridget's Well' on the 1838 edition of the Ordnance Survey 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/revision: 24 April 2012 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien

Linked to St. Brigid, the well was traditionally associated with healing and fertility, with coins and votive offerings left as part of longstanding devotional practices. The site reflects the broader Irish tradition of holy wells dedicated to St. Brigid, often used for blessings, especially in relation to livestock and childbirth.

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