Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Monaglogh, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monaglogh
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WI040-060----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated holy well within the townland of Monaglogh. According to Lynch (1994, 638) there is a holy well dedicated to St Patrick in the townland of Monaglogh that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC S 923: 36). The folklore manuscripts recorded that there was a ‘well in the townland of Monaglogh said to have been blessed by St Patrick. Not visited by many but when visited piece of cloth hung on thorn tree over the well’.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 21 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.