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In low-lying marshy ground to E of a small stream. A small semicircular well (E-W 1.57, N-S 0.6m) enclosed by a mortared stone wall and accessible via an entrance gap and step at SE. According to local information, a bishop who resided in the vicinity of the well used its water to baptise children. An inscribed slab, 'Kirwan 1706', (GA056-034001-) leans against E side.
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
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