Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Lagavooren, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lagavooren
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Patricks Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Patricks Well (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.70914, -6.34604
- SMR number
- LH024-029----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Marked on the 1835 'OS 6-inch' map as 'St. Patrick's Well' and the 1938 ed. as 'St. Patrick's Well (site of)'. Isaac Butler refers to this well in his Journal of 1744 (CLAJ 1922, 96). All visible remains were removed sometime in the mid 19th century (Bassett 1886, 79).
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 28 August 2012
References
Bassett, G.H. 1886 (reprint 1998) Louth County, guide and directory. Dundalk. County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.