What is recorded here

In level pasture. Circular, drystone well (diam. 1m) covered by metal sheet on S-side and enclosed by wire fence. Water level is shallow (D 0.2m). Church and graveyard (LI024-082001- and LI024-082002-) c. 150m to W. Described by Ó Danachair (1955, 206) as 'a small clear well in an open field … now used for domestic purposes … but known to have been a holy well … dedicated to the Holy Cross'. See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00152 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31157 and F025.21.00150 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16984. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 30 September 2020

Linked to Saint Caimin, this holy well was traditionally visited for cures related to eye ailments and general healing. Locals would perform rituals such as circling the well sunwise and making offerings of coins or ribbons.

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