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St Finnchus Well

Holy well

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In pasture, c. 65m W of Brigown church (14400) and graveyard (14549), which lie within early ecclesiastical site (13877). Not marked on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps. Unenclosed spring well, adjacent to bush; no evidence of holy use. According to local tradition, a woman washed her clothes in this well one evening; next morning, monks found that well had gone dry, but that a new well (13946) had appeared c. 880m to NE in Ballynamona (Power 1980, 23).
In pasture, c. 65m W of Brigown church (14400) and graveyard (14549), which lie within early ecclesiastical site (13877). Not marked on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps. Unenclosed spring well, adjacent to bush; no evidence of holy use. According to local tradition, a woman washed her clothes in this well one evening; next morning, monks found that well had gone dry, but that a new well (13946) had appeared c. 880m…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO019-030001

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