St. Bridgets Well

On flat poorly drained land with abbey church (WM034-002001-), graveyard (WM034-002003-) to the S and the Moat of Pass (WM034-003----) 140m to the SSE. Disused well consisting of an oval-shaped dried up hollow (dims. 3.8m E-W; 3m N-S; D 0.7-1m) with old U-shaped water channel (top Wth 1.9m; base Wth 0.5m; D 0.3m; L 40m) running out of hollow at N. No evidence of any enclosing element around the well or of any votive offerings. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 26 July 2013

Linked to St. Brigid, a major figure in Irish Christianity, the well is associated with healing and fertility traditions. Locally, it may have been visited for blessings or to seek cures, particularly for women's health, reflecting the saint’s widespread veneration in early Irish monastic and folk traditions.