What is recorded here
Visited on St Fintan's feast day, the 17th of February. Pebbles from it are thought to act as preservatives against shipwreck or accidental death (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 337). Situated in undulating countryside. A clear spring visible. Cremogue church and graveyard (LA017-014001/002-) located 180m to the N of the holy well. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA017-013
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- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- Hugh Chevallier, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mooro1, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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