Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ballindoon, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballindoon
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Dominicks Well
- Coordinates
- 54.08221, -8.32255
- SMR number
- SL034-211006-
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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 wooded area, on level ground to c. 80m SE of Ballindoon Dominican priory (SL034-211001-) and on the S side of a 6m high cliff. The well is now covered by a pump-house (2.7m x 2.7m). A small muddy stream flows SW from the pump-house toward Lough Arrow. No pilgrimage tokens or other signs of recent use are evident. According to Wood-Martin (1882, 228), the well gushed forth from the base of the cliff and stations were held there on St Dominick's Day, the 4th of August.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Dominican friarsunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.