St. Abbans Well, holy well in County Laois

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What is recorded here

Reference to St. Abban's Well (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 2, 580). Situated in undulating countryside. No visible surface remains. Described in the History of the Queens County as' Mass used to be said during the penal era under a holly bush in one of the fields of Old leagh. The place lies to the S.W. of Arles at a distance of about a mile. The situation is extremely picturesque. A small river wends its way through a deep ravine, and serves as an outlet for the overflow waters of the well of St. Abban, the patron saint of Kilabban, the more ancient name of Arles. It was an ideal spot for a Mass-station (LA032-005002-)' (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 2, 580).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA032-005001

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