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St Anthonys Well

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St Anthonys Well
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Described as St. Anthony's Well on the 1840 and the 1926 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and said to have had a pattern (Power, 1952, 415). It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Power, P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 19th October, 2010.
St Anthony's Well is associated with St Anthony of Padua, a patron saint often linked to the recovery of lost items and the curing of livestock diseases. The well's historical pattern or festival suggests it was once a site of local pilgrimage and ritual observance.

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