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Holy well dedicated to St. Simon (Ó Danachair 1955, 199) located 50m NE of Ballysimon graveyard (LI013-026002-) and Derrygalvan church site (LI013-026001-). Described in 1955 as following; 'A little well, lined with dry stone, with a small whitethorn bush, 40 yards north of Ballysimon graveyard. Marked "Ballysimon Well" (not in Gothic) on 1925 edition of 6-inch O.S. map. Locally "St Simon's Well" and "All Saints Well". Said to cure sore eyes and bad stomach. No devotions remembered, no tradition survives' (ibid., 202). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 27 November 2018

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Ballysimon Well — Ballysimon (dickson)

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