What is recorded here

St. Patricks Wells holds two water features in County Cavan: a small stone-lined spring and a shallow drystone pool ten metres apart. A nearby outcrop called Carraig Crom may honour Crom Cruaich, suggesting the site served before Christian baptism and still touches the old myth. People may have knelt at either well, poured water over skin or bread, and left gifts in the dark rock. The distance between the wells is small enough to walk barefoot, yet large enough to separate one god from another.

Marked on all OS eds. The NW well is a small subrectangular spring well, open at SE and lined on three sides with stone and on the fourth with natural rock. A second well lies 10m to SE. This is a large, shallow pool faced with drystone masonry and natural rock. A nearby outcrop called Carraig Crom may refer to the mythological pre-Christian idol Crom Cruaich (local information). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Linked to St. Patrick, the wells are traditionally associated with healing and purification, with local folklore suggesting that water from the wells, especially when taken on Saint Patrick’s Day, could cure ailments and bring spiritual protection. The site reflects the widespread veneration of St. Patrick in early Christian Ireland, often linked to the Christianization of pre-existing sacred sites.

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