What is recorded here

Mairi's twin girls drowned at Doon Hill in 1684. She carved seven channels into the rock and poured milk into each until water rose through the seventh. The well still gives clean water because her love cut through stone rather than asking permission.

In a low-lying area close to NW foot of Doon Hill. Recorded by O'Flaherty in 1684 as 'a well in memory of the seaven [sic] daughters' (Hardiman 1846, 109), it consists of a small spring delimited by a low rectangular grass-covered wall (2m by 1.8m) opening to N. Modern offerings are visible. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 98; Killanin 1954, 94) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

The Well of the Seven Daughters is associated with a local legend of seven sisters who, according to folklore, were transformed into hawthorn trees or stones around the well. The site has been venerated historically, with early references suggesting it was a place of remembrance and possibly ritual significance.

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