St. Commadans Holy Well

In gently undulating marshland. A poorly preserved well, dry at the time of visit, dedicated to St Commadan. It is enclosed by a rectangular drystone-built wall (NE-SW; L 2m, Wth 1.5m) on W, N and E sides and is open to S. No steps are evident at the entrance but the floor here is paved with limestone flags. A hawthorn tree is growing at SW. According to OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 566), stations were performed here on Sundays. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

St. Commadan's Holy Well is associated with the early Irish Christian saint Commadan, traditionally linked to the 7th century and believed to have been a hermit or local patron. The site reflects a tradition of holy wells dedicated to saints for healing and spiritual purposes, though specific cures or folklore connected to this well are not well documented.