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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
A modernised holy well dedicated to St. Bridget. (Ó Muirgheasa No. 101) This well is dedicated to St. Bridget.
Full archaeological record 77 words
A modernised holy well dedicated to St. Bridget. (Ó Muirgheasa No. 101) This well is dedicated to St. Bridget. Situated at the end of a garden (modern bungalow) right beside the road. Now covered over with concrete slabs (presumably to keep clean as it is probabaly used by the householders). Described by Ó Muirgheasa as 'In Maghernaul townland in the Isle of Doagh is St. Briege's Well, frequented by pilgrims till about 1900' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 159).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated · Updated 02 November 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Around St. Bridget's Well
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Walks and trails
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Outdoors, towns and places to stay
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