Indicated — Ushnagh Hill

Holy well dedicated to St. Patrick was described in the Ordnance Survey Letters as following; 'Tradition says that there was a well on the hill of Uisneach called St. Patrick's' (OSL 1837, 14/G/13/12 (19)). Holy well described by Schot (2016) as; 'Shown as a spring with a SW-flowing stream on the 1838 Ordnance Survey map, the name ‘St Patrick’s Well’ was recorded by John O’Donovan (OSL 1837, I, 42) but does not appear on Ordnance Survey maps. The spring formerly supplied water to Lunestown House and was described in the 1920s as ‘a copious supply of good water, but not apparently possessing any especial sanctity at present’ (Macalister and Praeger 1928, 78). It is one of a number of springs and bodies of water on Uisneach which may have been imbued with ritual significance in antiquity (Schot 2011). Today, the well is surrounded by a stone pavement and enclosed within a modern wall of rectangular plan, with iron railings. Next to the well on the NW is a squat, upright stone, which may be of archaeological significance. It is roughly D-shaped in section, with a rounded top, and appears to be composed of locally derived limestone. The stone is oriented E/W and its broad, S face is vertical and smooth'. See attached photo provided by Dr. Roseanne Schot Compiled by: Dr. Roseanne Schot Date of upload: 07 May 2019