Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Derrinturn, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrinturn
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.33935, -6.94050
- SMR number
- KD008-034----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Traditionally visited on Trinity Sunday (the eight Sunday after Easter), Jackson (1979-80, 144-5) records it as 'Fr. Byrne's Well', named for a 19th century priest who blessed the well, which was visited for toothache cures. In a graveyard immediately N of a modern church (built in 1809). A small, circular well (int. diam. 0.9m) is enclosed below ground-level by a well-built limestone wall with six steps at W leading down to the water (D 1.2m), and is roofed by a single stone slab at ground-level. A plaque records its restoration in 1999. Jackson (op. cit.) mentions that there was a second holy well (KD008-035----) in this townland.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
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