What is recorded here

St. Kevin’s Well in County Meath marks the lost church of St. Caomhan Breac, now Diamor. Six steps descend past a young rag tree, planted after the old ash fell in 1971. Water still rises where devotion once gathered, carrying the patience of stones and roots through forgetting.

Situated in a gently undulating landscape. St. Kevin’s Well (ME015-056011-) is across the road to the SW of the site of the early church of St. Caomhan Breac that became the parish church of Diamor (ME015-056001-). Six steps lead down from the road to the well, and there is a young rag tree where the well emerges into a stream. This is a replacement for an old ash tree that fell in 1971 (Moore and Kenny 1976, 33). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 June, 2014

Linked to St. Caomhan Breac, the site is associated with early Christian worship in the area, and the nearby holy well suggests a tradition of water-based healing rituals. The tree or bush may have been revered as a sacred focal point, blending Christian and pre-Christian elements of local folklore.

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