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Located at the SE end of Inisglora, within the confines of a monastic settlement (MA016-003008-). This holy well is named ‘St. Brendan’s Well’ on the 1838 and 1021 OS 6-inch maps. A pool of water (D c. 0.5m) is contained at the base of a penannular drystone-lined shaft (diam. 1.2m; D 2m), open on the S side where it is accessed from surface ground level by a series of eight stone steps (Wth 0.6m) flanked by walling, giving the structure as a whole a roughly key-hole shape. At ground surface, the surround wall of the well consists of a low, roughly built, and partly tumbled, drystone wall (Wth 0.7-0.8m; H 0.45m).
According to tradition, if a woman draws water from the well, the water will instantly turn to red worms (OS Letters 1838, vol. 1, 107).
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 13 June 2017
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