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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
'St. Bridget's Well (Covered)' stands at the corner of the Chapelizod Road in Castleknock Village, 25m SSE of St Brigid's Church (DU017-008001-) and graveyard. There is a water pump on the site and a blocked opening behind it which may have been the original location of the well.
Full archaeological record 125 words
'St. Bridget's Well (Covered)' stands at the corner of the Chapelizod Road in Castleknock Village, 25m SSE of St Brigid's Church (DU017-008001-) and graveyard. There is a water pump on the site and a blocked opening behind it which may have been the original location of the well. There are inscribed sandstone tablets with text embedded in a brick-built recesses either side of the pump. These contain quotations from the Book of Revelations 7:14-17 and John 4:13 - 'He (Jesus) shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes' / 'Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst' (Ó Danachair 1958, 75).
References
- Date of revised upload: 17 April 2023
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Geraldine Stout. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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