St. Johns Well

Located in a small NW-SE valley. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 the pattern had been held on the 24th June at St. John’s Well but it had been abolished (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 92). This is a spring (dims. 1.6m N-S; 0.75m) with a rectangular masonry canopy of brick and stone (T 0.5m) that is open on the W side. There is no evidence of veneration. The church (WX027-012001-) is c. 200m to the WNW, and the mound (WX027-014----) is c. 30m to the SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 July, 2012

St. John's Well is associated with St. John the Baptist and historically had a pattern day celebrated on 24th June, a common date for festivals linked to the saint in Ireland. The tradition of holding a pattern at the well was recorded by John O’Donovan in the 1840s but later noted as abolished in the early 20th century.