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Saint Brigid's Well

Holy well
Saint Brigid's Well
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Saint Brigid's Well in Rosenallis has a Gothic arch over it, giving the water a grander entrance than most of us will ever own. The bucket must feel terribly underdressed.

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Freestanding Gothic arch enclosure, c. 1800, over holy well.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 12900105

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Mooro1, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Wsiegmund, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5; Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at; User:Jgillett, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Kieran Campbell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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