Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kildavin Lower, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kildavin Lower
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Davins Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Davins Well (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.29210, -6.52290
- SMR number
- WX042-014----
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as St. Davin’s Well in gothic lettering on both. St. Damhán of Feamore in Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow was one of the brothers of St. Abán of Adamstown (WX031-023001-) (Ó Riain 2011, 256). The pattern was held on August 1st, according to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 367), although it had been discontinued since c. 1820. The date of the pattern suggests that it might have Lughnasa associations (MacNeill 1962, 648), but there is no other evidence of this. The well is located in the valley of a small NW-SE stream, just on the S bank at a point where the stream meanders NE. There is no evidence of the well in deciduous woodland, unless it is a small pool on the S bank of the stream. The parish church of Kildavin (WX043-015001-) is c. 150m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 28 May, 2013
References
MacNeill, M. 1962 The festival of Lughnasa. London. Oxford University Press.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.