St. Colmans Tree — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Situated on a plateau on a gentle S-facing slope. 'St Deglan's Tree' is recored on the Grand Jury map of Co. Waterford dated 1819 (NLI: 16 j 4), and 'St Colman's Tree' is marked on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Tober Cholmain holy well (WA038-020003-) was situated close to a sacred tree at Kilcolman church (WA038-020002-) (Fitzgerald 1856-7, 40-43), but it is no longer extant. FitzGerald, E. (1856-7) Proceedings – “Jottings in archaeology”, JRSAI 4, 40-49, 289-91. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 10th October, 2011

St. Colman's Tree in Kilcolman is associated with St. Colman, an early Irish Christian saint known for his role in monastic foundations and missionary work in Munster. The site reflects a tradition of sacred trees linked to saints in Irish folklore, often believed to offer healing or spiritual protection.

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