Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cill Fhathnaid, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cill Fhathnaid
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Connells Well
- Coordinates
- 54.70701, -8.73483
- SMR number
- DG080-023----
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
St. Connell's Well is lined with slabs and drystone walling. A small perforated slabstone from here, with 'curative powers', has been taken away. It is located in marshy to fair pasture land at the base of the S side of Glencolumbkille valley. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'Two hundred yards from it is Tobar Conall or Conaill (both said) in Dooey townland. Beside it is a small perforated flag-stone that is believed to have curative power. It has been brought to America and back to perform cures, and has been sometimes two and three years away' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 150). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 34)
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' 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.
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 03 November 2011
Nearby in the register
- Hermitageunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.