St. Bridgets Well

Some 115m to the SW of a church (GA105-049002-). This spring well is delimited by a sunken pear-shaped well chamber (1.85m E-W; 1.3m N-S; D c. 1m) and it is accessed by a series of steps at SW. It is further enclosed by a modern rectangular mortared stone-walled enclosure (5.7m E-W; 4.6m N-S) with a gateway in the NW corner. Centrally placed in its S wall is a round-headed alcove containing a statue. According to local information, the well was used as a cure for sore eyes and rags were tied to a hawthorn bush its E; the latter has since been removed. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 January 2020

St. Bridget’s Well is associated with St. Brigid of Kildare, a revered Irish saint linked to healing and fertility. Traditionally, the well was visited for its curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and women’s health, and was a site of pilgrimage and ritual washing.