Why this matters
St. Bridget’s Well is associated with the early Irish saint Brigid of Kildare, known for her patronage of fertility, healing, and agriculture. Traditionally, the well was visited on 1 February, the feast day of St. Brigid, for rituals involving water collection, often linked to health cures and protection.
Overview
Marked as St. Bridget’s Well on the 1839 and 1924 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on the NE bank of a small NW-SE stream. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 the pattern was held on the 1st February until c. 1830 (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 90-1). This is a natural spring with no evidence of veneration. The church site (WX027-045001-) is c. 80m to the S on the other side of the stream. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 July, 2012
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies St. Bridgets Well — Castletalbot as Holy well. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: Marked as St. Bridget’s Well on the 1839 and 1924 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on the NE bank of a small NW-SE stream. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 the pattern was held on the 1st February until c. 1830 (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 90-1). This is a natural spring with no evidence of veneration. The church site (WX027-045001-) is c. 80m to the S on the other side of the stream. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 July, 2012
How it was made and used
Its classification points to ritual, marking, defence or gathering. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps St. Bridgets Well — Castletalbot as Holy well. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with holy well. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.
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