St Columbs Well

According to Jackson (1979-80, 160) the well was situated 'in a big field called the "Sileacain"', (a rill) and was visited during the month of August for a cure for sore eyes and faces, but was subsequently flooded and was no longer visited. It lay near the bottom of a short steep, E-facing valley slope, now overgrown with briar and thorn, through which a small stream flows S, and across which a modern bridge has been erected immediately to the N of the site. No visible surface trace of the site survives. Jackson (ibid) also records that visitors to the well tied a scapular medal to a nearby tree (KD011-003001-). Fitzgerald (1896-99, 396) records that the 'Church of St Columb' (KD011-033----) may have stood near the well. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

St Columbs Well was associated with the veneration of St Columba and was traditionally visited in August for the cure of sore eyes and facial ailments. The well, located in a field known as "Sileacain," was reportedly flooded and lost over time.