St. Michaels Well — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Thorn trees claw at the edges of a dry hollow, marking the lost water that once sustained a sacred enclosure. The well no longer gives drink, but it still holds the shape of devotion, waiting beneath soil and shadow for someone to remember its name.

In NE quadrant of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA007-068001-). All that is visible is a partially overgrown irregular hollow (E-W 5m, N-S 3m), dry at time of visit, with some thorn trees growing in it. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

St. Michael's Well is traditionally associated with St. Michael the Archangel, a figure venerated in Christian tradition for protection and healing. Holy wells dedicated to him were often visited for cures related to respiratory ailments and general protection from illness.

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