Tober Patrick in Corrafaireen, holy well in County Galway

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Within a graveyard (GA071-023001-). A circular spring well (D 0.85m), dedicated to St Patrick, situated in NE corner of a heavily overgrown drystone-built square well-chamber (L/Wth 2.5m). A step at S leads down to the water. On E wall, a plaque (H 0.7m, Wth 0.5m) dated 1688, depicts St Patrick standing on a snake and holding a double-armed cross. The well-chamber is bounded from S through W to NE by an embanked pathway (Wth c. 2m); else where it is densely overgrown. According to local information, pilgrims walked around the well, using this path, on the pattern day (date unknown). In the 18th C, the pattern day was stopped by the local bishop because a man was killed in the annual faction fight! II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA071-023002

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