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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Date or period mentioned1710
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Some 100m E of Creevaghbaun Church (GA044-047002-). Well-preserved subcircular well (N-S 1.2m) dedicated to St Bridget (Topgr. Files, NMI.).
Full archaeological record 73 words
Some 100m E of Creevaghbaun Church (GA044-047002-). Well-preserved subcircular well (N-S 1.2m) dedicated to St Bridget (Topgr. Files, NMI.). It is enclosed by a mortared stone wall with an entrance at S. Two small wall niches are visible to E of the entrance. A plaque depicting a woman carved in relief, dated 1710, is set into the inner wall-face at N. A possible sweathouse (GA044-073002-) lies c. 5m to S. (Cochrane 1901, 340)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Olive Alcock · Updated 29 September 2015 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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