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Ritual site - holy well

County Dublin, Ireland

The record

County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.39706, -6.24385
SMR number
DU014-057004-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Locally known as 'St. Pappin's Well. Described by Ó Danachair (1958, 78-9) as; 'in a private garden just outside the grounds of the C. of I. church of Santry. The well is below ground level and reached by a flight of steps. No devotions now, but still known as a holy well'.

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Revised by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 14 April 2023

Ó Danachair, C. 1958 The holy wells of county Dublin. Reportorium Novum 2, 68-87; 2, No. 2 The holy wells of County Dublin: A supplementary list, 233-5.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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