What is recorded here

St. Bridgets Well is a holy well in a farmyard near Riverstown House, County Kildare, where six upright stone posts support a wooden cross inside a circular stone wall. A nearby stone bears indentations that tradition claims are the imprints of the saint’s knees, while people still visit the water seeking cures despite no recorded pattern. The well remains a quiet ritual place, marked by bridge posts, a cross, and a stone that may have held a kneeling body.

In a farmyard c. 85m N of Riverstown House. A large, heavily overgrown circular area (diam. 10m) is enclosed by a stone wall. Jackson (1979-80, 158) recorded that, ‘There are six upright stone posts in the centre of the well on which is placed a wooden cross. A stone with indentations beside the well is said to be the imprints of the saint’s knees. The well is still visited for cures … [but] there is no record ofa Pattern. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 08 August 2013

St. Bridget’s Well is associated with the veneration of St. Brigid of Kildare, a prominent Irish saint linked to healing and fertility. Traditionally, the well may have been visited for its curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and women’s health, with rituals often involving the collection of water on specific feast days.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.