Why this matters
linked to unspecified local saints or folk traditions, with the belief that its waters had curative properties for ailments of the eyes and mouth. The well’s exact origins and associated rituals are not well documented, but such sites were often connected to early Christian or pre-Christian healing practices.
What is recorded here
Formerly located by the roadside on the outskirts of Swords village. There is no visible surface trace of this possible holy well as it has been built over. Local tradition held that the waters cured eyes and mouth, the name is derived from 'sliop' meaning a lip or mouth (O'Reilly 1910, 159; Ó Danachair 1958, 81).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 08 January 2015
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