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St. Bernards Well

Holy well

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Situated on level, low-lying swampy ground with higher ground to the N, W and S and a gentle downhill slope to the E; 250m NE of Rampere chapel site (WI020-018----). Strong spring now contained within a concrete shaft. The Patron day was on the 20th of August until the 1930s when it was closed after a faction fight.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI020-019

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