St. Bridgets Well in Riverstown, holy well in County Kildare

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What is recorded here

In a farmyard c. 85m N of Riverstown House. A large, heavily overgrown circular area (diam. 10m) is enclosed by a stone wall. Jackson (1979-80, 158) recorded that, ‘There are six upright stone posts in the centre of the well on which is placed a wooden cross. A stone with indentations beside the well is said to be the imprints of the saint’s knees. The well is still visited for cures … [but] there is no record ofa Pattern.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD026-011

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