Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Burrow (forth By., Rosslare Ed), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Burrow (forth By., Rosslare Ed)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Braaghs Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Braaghs Well
- Coordinates
- 52.29426, -6.39840
- SMR number
- WX043-002002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the W side of the Rosslare sand-spit and on the W side of a N-S road. It is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as St. Braagh’s well on both. The name is probably Brioc, which is cognate with Bridget. The well has been conserved and is now a circular area (diam. c. 0.8m) defined by a masonry wall (H c. 0.,5m) in a little sunken patio. There is no evidence of veneration. The church (WX043-002001-) is c. 30m to the N.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 31 May, 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.