Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Carrowneden (costello By., Aghamore Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowneden (costello By., Aghamore Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilronan Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilronan Well
- Coordinates
- 53.80372, -8.81442
- SMR number
- MA092-019003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located at the base of a SSW-facing slope on the shores of Mannin Lake. There is a church (MA092-019001-) and graveyard (MA092-019002-) c. 30m to NW.
A shallow rectangular pool (2m NE–SE; 0.8m NW-SE) enclosed by stones flags is fed by a natural spring, which emerges from the base of the slope. The run-off is channelled SW towards Mannin Lake. The well is enclosed within a modern walled enclosure (max. dim. c. 7m), D-shaped in plan, with a modern statue of St. Patrick incorporated into the enclosing wall at NE.
Although named ‘Kilronan Well’ on the 1917 OS 6-inch map, the well is known in local tradition as ‘Tobar Padraic’ and is said to marks the location where the first Christian in Connaught was baptised. Mass is celebrated here on the last Sunday in July. Sycamore trees grow within the enclosure.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 18 February 2022
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.