Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Emlagh (castlereagh By., Castlereagh Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Emlagh (castlereagh By., Castlereagh Ed)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Emlagh Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Emlagh Well
- Coordinates
- 53.74685, -8.45497
- SMR number
- RO027-033----
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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
In a SE-NW valley on the SW side of a stream. It was known as Toar an Imbligh or St Brocaidh's Well and stations were performed during the last two weeks in August in the 19th century (Connellan 1948-9, 142-3; Hayward 1955, 212). Brocaidh of Imleach was a putative nephew of St Patrick (Ó Riain 2011, 126-7). This is a rectangular well surrounded by concrete walls (ext. dims 2.55m E-W; 1.6m N-S) with a gate on the E side. There is no evidence of veneration, but Emlagh church site (RO027-034001-), the location of an early monastery, is c. 220m to the SSW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Hayward, R. 1955 This is Ireland, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon. London. Arthur Barker.
Connellan, Rev. M.J. 1948-9 St Brocaidh of Imliuch Brocadha. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 23, 138-46.
Ó Riain, P. 2011 A dictionary of Irish Saints. Dublin. Four Courts Press.
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.