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St. Sabhs Well

Holy well

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'St. Sabh's Well' in the parish of Whitechurch is an enclosed spring well located on a N facing slope in the grounds of St. Columba's College. A beehive-shaped structure of stone with a brick faced addition covers the well. Access to the well is blocked and the water is pumped to an outside trough (Ó Danachair 1958, 85; Healy 1975, 1-19).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU022-032

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