Holy Well
Galway
Castlegar (Killian By.) Holy Well
In marshland, near N bank of the Castlegar River. ‘On the boundary of the townlands of Longford and Castlegar, lies St. Brigid’s well, at which a patron was held on the first Sunday in August’ (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 106). This spring well was enclosed
Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well
Location Details
Coordinates:
Lat: 53.477983938
Lng: -8.472301995
Lat: 53.477983938
Lng: -8.472301995
Site Type
- Holy Well
Historical Periods
- 20th Century
Associated Saints
- St Brigid
- St. Sunday
Location Map
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