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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Located in a slight E-W valley at the S foothills of Slievecoiltia Hill, and just on the N side of a small NE-SW stream. A well is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as St. Bridget’s Well in gothic lettering on both.
Full archaeological record 97 words
Located in a slight E-W valley at the S foothills of Slievecoiltia Hill, and just on the N side of a small NE-SW stream. A well is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as St. Bridget’s Well in gothic lettering on both. This is a slight sunken area (dims c. 5m x c. 4m), but there is no record of veneration, or any evidence of it. There is a church (WX039-009001-) c. 580m to the NW and the parish church of Ballybrazil (WX039-023001-) is c. 430m to the S.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 24 January, 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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