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St. Scoheens Well

Holy well
St. Scoheens Well
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A holy well known as St. Scoheen's Well (KK015-030006-)is located approx. 60m W of an early medieval church (KK015-030001-) and graveyard (KK015-030002-). The natural spring well has been incorporated into the S section of the 19th-century graveyard wall of a late medieval church (KK015-030004-) and graveyard (KK015-030005-). There are no votive offerings at the bottom of the well and there is no present tradition of a local pattern or any cures asscoiated with this well.
A holy well known as St. Scoheen's Well (KK015-030006-)is located approx. 60m W of an early medieval church (KK015-030001-) and graveyard (KK015-030002-). The natural spring well has been incorporated into the S section of the 19th-century graveyard wall of a late medieval church (KK015-030004-) and graveyard (KK015-030005-). There are no votive offerings at the bottom of the well and there is no present…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK015-030006

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