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Ritual site - holy well

Bride's Well

Holy well in Lisnanuran, County Roscommon, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • Folklore1 quote
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Lisnanuran, Co. Roscommon53.89601, -8.09842
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At a glance

  • TypeRitual site - holy well
  • Recorded sizeL 5.35m; H 0.3-0.6m

What to look for

  • Offerings left

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

Incorporated into a low stone wall (L 5.35m; H 0.3-0.6m) aligned NE-SW at the bottom of a gentle NW-facing slope that has a small wood in a pasture landscape. The well is dedicated to St Bridget and was recorded by John O’Donovan in the 1830s (O’Flanagan 1931, 2, 38).

Full archaeological record 136 words

Incorporated into a low stone wall (L 5.35m; H 0.3-0.6m) aligned NE-SW at the bottom of a gentle NW-facing slope that has a small wood in a pasture landscape. The well is dedicated to St Bridget and was recorded by John O’Donovan in the 1830s (O’Flanagan 1931, 2, 38). The rectangular opening (Wth 0.45m; H 0.48m) leads to a circular stone-lined well (diam. c. 0.9m; D below sill 0.6m), and it is covered by lintels. It has water and is the source of a stream that surfaces c. 10m to the NE and flows off to the N. The well is still venerated and has some offerings. A low wall (L 3.8m; max. H 0.3m) running NW from the SW end of the wall with the well creates a triangular court area in front of it.

References

  • Date of revised upload: 14 September 2015

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

It has water and is the source of a stream that surfaces c. 10m to the NE and flows off to the N. The well is still venerated and has some offerings.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
Offerings and rag treesSt Brigid

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