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Holy well in Moneystown Hill,moneystown North,moneystown South

Holy well
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Unlocated holy well within the townlands of Moneystown Hill/North/South. According to Lynch (1994, 640) there is a holy well known as ‘St Kevin’s Well’ in the townland of Moneystown that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC S 918: 71). The folklore manuscripts recorded the tradition that ‘it was said that St Kevin drank from this well’ (Lynch 1994, 640). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 22 January 2013

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