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Ritual site - holy well

Bridget's Well

Holy well in Clonlyon Glebe, County Offaly, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • Folklore1 quote
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Clonlyon Glebe, Co. Offaly53.27922, -7.88547
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At a glance

  • TypeRitual site - holy well

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

Located on low-lying poorly drained land with church (OF014-017----) and graveyard (OF014-016----) to N. Disused holy well now dried up with votive offerings attached to nearby tree and coins deposited at base of well. Depicted as 'Bridget's Well' on the 1838 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map.

Full archaeological record 48 words

Located on low-lying poorly drained land with church (OF014-017----) and graveyard (OF014-016----) to N. Disused holy well now dried up with votive offerings attached to nearby tree and coins deposited at base of well. Depicted as 'Bridget's Well' on the 1838 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Caimin O'Brien · Updated 24 April 2012 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

Located on low-lying poorly drained land with church (OF014-017----) and graveyard (OF014-016----) to N. Disused holy well now dried up with votive offerings attached to nearby tree and coins deposited at base of well.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
Offerings and rag trees

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