What is recorded here

St. Manmans Well stood ninety metres south-southwest of Kilmanman church in County Laois, named for the parish patron. People forgot the pattern day before the nineteenth century, yet the water likely still drew visitors through the flat, poorly drained field. The well is filled in now, but that disappearance does not diminish the life it once sustained.

Situated c. 90m SSW of church (LA002-002002-). This well was called after St Manmon, the patron of the parish. The date of the pattern day was forgotten by the early nineteenth century (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 71). Holy well situated in centre of poorly drained flat field now filled in located to S of Kilmanman church (LA002-002002-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Linked to St. Manmon, the patron saint of the parish, the well was traditionally associated with local Christian devotion. The well's holy status is reflected in its naming after the saint, though its pattern day and specific rituals have been lost to time.

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