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Spa Well

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At the N foot of a short, moderately steep slope on the W bank of the Royal Canal. According to Jackson (1979-80, 160) the well is not associated with any specific saint but is believed locally to be near the site of a monastery. It is associated with a cure for sore eyes and is traditionally visited during August when rags are sometimes left on the bushes and briars beside it. A large, square, water-filled pool (L 9m; Wth 9m) is open towards the NW and NE but is enclosed by well-built, mortared stone walling on the SE and SW. No trace of an associated rag-tree/bush.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD011-007

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  • JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gdonlon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Edge977, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • DiggingSpace, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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