Holy Well
Westmeath
Ballynacarrow (Moygoish By.) Holy Well
Holy well originally dedicated to St. Brigid but changed to St Matthew in the post 1700 period (Walsh 1957, 103). This holy well is depicted as ‘Bridgets Well’ on the 1654-59 Down Survey map of Kilmacnevan parish (NLI, MS 723-4). The terrier of this pa
Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well
Location Details
Coordinates:
Lat: 53.591504955
Lng: -7.596640722
Lat: 53.591504955
Lng: -7.596640722
Site Type
- Holy Well
Historical Periods
- 10th Century
- 17th Century
- 20th Century
- 8th Century
Associated Saints
- St Brigid
- St. Matthew
Location Map
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