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St. Bridgets Well — Ballinphull (carbury By., Cliffony North Ed)

Holy well
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Rubble-built structure (dims. 4.8m W-E; 5.1m N-S) resembling an unroofed bee-hive hut, with an entrance on the NW side and a number of steps down into the holy well (1.25m x 1.2m), which is dedicated to St. Bridget. On one of these steps two latin crosses have been inscribed. On the SW exterior side it is surmounted by a 20th century pebble-dash grotto with effigy of St. Bridget. At the NE corner of the well house is a cross-inscribed pillar stone (SL002-014003-). Attached images: SL002-014001-_01.JPG Well viewed from E SL002-014001-_02.JPG Well viewed from N Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 15 January 2014

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