What is recorded here

In marshy area. Concrete pipe now tapped into source. No visible masonry. Dedicated to St. Patrick. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 647. Date of upload: 11 November 2013

Linked to St. Patrick, the well is associated with traditional Catholic devotional practices and may have been a site of pilgrimage or seasonal rituals. Holy wells dedicated to St. Patrick are often connected to general healing and protection, with customs such as leaving coins or making vows at the site.

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