Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Moneystown Hill,moneystown North,moneystown South, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moneystown Hill,moneystown North,moneystown South
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WI024-038----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated holy well within the townlands of Moneystown Hill/North/South. According to Lynch (1994, 640) there is a holy well known as ‘St Kevin’s Well’ in the townland of Moneystown that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC S 918: 71). The folklore manuscripts recorded the tradition that ‘it was said that St Kevin drank from this well’ (Lynch 1994, 640).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 January 2013
References
Lynch, G. 1994 The holy wells of county Wicklow: traditions and legends. In K. Hannigan and W. Nolan (eds), Wicklow history and society, 625-48. Dublin. Geography Publications.