'St. Patrick's Well' : Holy Well
Visit Notes
Monday, 9th April 2007
I had failed to find a second bullaun stone at the nearby church, so I thought it might be next to the well. It isn't. However, this is a wonderful site and worth visiting. The water's really nice, too.
There isn't a visible spring as such, but an estimated 600 gallons of water issues from beneath a broad stoney-bottomed pool every minute. From this pool it cascades over some rocks into a stream.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
6.7 Km (S) there is a Court Tomb at Garvagh (Co. Cavan).
5 Km (S) there is a Hut Circle at Burren (Co. Cavan).
7.7 Km (NNE) there is a High Cross at Boho.
4.3 Km (NNE) there is a Court Tomb at Aghnaglack.
A Selection of Other Holy Wells
 Bobsville (Co. Meath) |  St. Cumin's Well (Co. Mayo) |  Creevaghbaun (Co. Galway) |
 Kilbeg (Co. Wicklow) |  St. Gobnat's Well (Co. Cork) |  Glasnamullen (Co. Wicklow) |
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This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide. Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate. Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies. The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out. UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system. ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps. |
