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St. Patricks Well — Edenmore

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St. Patricks Well — Edenmore
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Situated in a low-lying position on a S-facing slope and on the E bank of a small N-S stream. A drystone enclosure (dims 1.4m x 1.1m) contains a natural well, now disused, but there is local knowledge of veneration until about 1940. It is in an alcove at the SW corner of a field, and steps lead down to the well. A cure or a pattern is not known, even in the Schools’ Manuscripts, for which see this web-page accessed on 10/04/2017: http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4649691/4647692 The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revised upload: 10 April 2017

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