What is recorded here
Ó Danachair (1955, 210) recorded the following details about St Margaret's Well; ‘small open well in the garden of a new cottage. No devotions now, and only a vague tradition that it was a holy well. "There are stations performed at this well for the cure of diseases". OSNB. "The people say that no stations are now performed at it". OSL.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 21 May 2019
St Margaret's Well at Knockuregare is associated with St Margaret of Antioch, a Christian martyr venerated in Ireland for her healing powers. The well was once used for ritual bathing and pilgrimage, particularly for curing skin ailments and female-related illnesses, though such devotions have since faded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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