St. Dermots Well

Diarmuid, son of Lughna, is the patron saint of the parish of Faughalstown (Ó Riain 2011, 516). St. Dermot's Well is marked at a different place on the 1837 and 1911 ed. OS six inch maps. On the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map ‘St Dermot’s Well’ is depicted 270m to the NE of the present OS 6-inch map location and 255m NE of the original shoreline of Lough Derravaragh. A well without a dedication is marked on the shoreline of the lake on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. This well without dedication is depicted as St. Dermot's Well on subsequent editions of the OS 6-inch maps. A concrete pump-house and spring at the site now. There are no surface remains visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011 of the well marked as St. Dermot's Well on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. The location of the well on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map appears to be the correct location of the holy well. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 April 2017

St. Dermot's Well is associated with Diarmuid, son of Lughna, a 7th-century Irish saint and patron of Faughalstown. The well, noted for its shifting location on historical maps, was traditionally visited for healing and spiritual purposes, reflecting the broader Celtic Christian practice of venerating holy wells for physical and divine cures.