Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Carrick (rathernan Ed), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrick (rathernan Ed)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Colemans Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.22436, -6.87116
- SMR number
- KD018-015----
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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
According to the OSL (Herity 2002, 101 (42)), 'there is a holy well called after St. Coleman which is visited by Pilgrims on St. Peter's day [June 29th]. Over it grow several old trees and bushes …'. Dowling (1935-45), says a pattern was held there annually, up to the 1880's, while Jackson (1979-80, 149) notes the tradition that the well had the power to cure warts. On the lower, moderately steep, SW-facing slope of the Hill of Allen (OD 670 feet) and c. 70m down slope, to the SE, of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (KD018-014----). The area is now completely overgrown with whitethorn and briar and the well was not located. It is not recorded on the latest ed. (1910) of the OS 6-inch map which suggests that it may no longer have been visible at ground level then.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.