Why this matters

Linked to St. Brigid, the well is traditionally associated with healing and fertility, reflecting the saint’s widespread veneration in early Irish Christianity. Local folklore may have once connected the site with rituals for protection or agricultural blessings, common at wells dedicated to St. Brigid.

What is recorded here

Located in woodland on a level, low-lying landscape. It is marked on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as ‘Tober Bridget’. It now supplies water to local houses and there is no evidence of any antiquity. It is noted in the local folklore (IFC Schools manuscripts, 931, 30) but there is no pattern associated with it. See this web-page accessed on 11/12/2017: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4758584/4756655 Date of revised upload: 11 December 2017

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