Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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
- 53.33649, -6.26525
- SMR number
- DU018-020336-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Possible holy well described by Ó Danachair (1958, 233) as; 'a well which formerly existed near the corner of Montague Street and Camden Street was said to be dedicated to Saint Kevin, and to have served the ancient monastery [DU018-020971-] nearby. O'Hanlon (1873, vol.6, 89) recorded the following details about the location of St. Kevin's Well; 'In the kitchen of Mr. Donegan, a butcher, living at the corner of Montague Street, in the Parish of St. Nicholas, there is a stone trough, formerly belonging to St. Kevin's Well, and which was within the yard of that house. No surface remains visible.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 19 April 2023
References
O'Hanlon, Rev. J. 1875-1903 Lives of the Irish saints. Dublin, London and New York.
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
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Gatewayunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.