St. Dennis Well

Annotated St. Dennis' Well on the 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch and as St. Philip's Well on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated 'St. Philip's Well (Site of) on the 1863 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The site of this well is situated in the front of No. 35 Stiles Road. This was formerly part of a demesne NW of Clontarf Castle (Dillon-Cosgrave 1977, 120; Ó Danachair 1958, 79). Stiles Lane has since been developed with housing estates. A tarmacadamed area at No. 35 Stiles Road is identified locally as the site of the well. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 April 2023

St. Dennis Well is associated with St. Dennis (or Denys), a 3rd-century Breton saint venerated in parts of Ireland and Britain, often linked to healing and protection. The name discrepancy with St. Philip may reflect local confusion or a historical conflation of saints in the region.