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Ritual site - holy well

Carrick (Rathernan ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Carrick, County Kildare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

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

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