Why this matters
Trinity Well in Ballycannon was associated with Christian pilgrimage and healing traditions, likely linked to the veneration of the Holy Trinity. It was noted as having been sealed in the early 19th century, possibly due to religious or political changes during the period.
What is recorded here
On the floor of the Arigna river valley, with land rising to the E, in reclaimed grassland. According to the OS Letters (1839), the holy well was 'stopped up six years ago' i.e. c. 1833 (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 208 (69)). However this appears to be contradicted by O'Kelly (1969 (1985 reprint), 4), who notes, 'Holy Trinity well at which a pattern is still held on the second Sunday in July is 400 yards south-east of the church. There is a Mass bush, a reminder of fugitive open-air worship in Penal days, beside the well'. There are several springs in the area which flow into a small stream but the well itself was removed during land reclamation works in the 1970s.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 30 March 2020
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