ESKER (Athenry By.) Holy Well
In a slight hollow in grassland, c. 500m SE of the Redemptorist Abbey of Esker. This natural spring well is known locally as ‘Dominic’s Well’. Little is known of its origin (Anon. 1982, 23), though it may date to the arrival of the Dominicans in Es
Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well