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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Doulagh's Holy Well (Balgriffin) Alternative Name: St Doolagh's Well; St Catherine's Well; St Catherine's PondCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Dublin Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Dublin Nearest Village: Malahide / Balgriffin
Map Ref: SG2230999210
Latitude: 53.416390N Longitude: 6.180549W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Two Holy Wells or Sacred Springs in Co. Dublin
The two holy wells here are featured on The Journal of Antiquities - see their entry for St Doolagh’s Holy Well, Balgriffin, Co Dublin, Southern Ireland, which includes directions on how to find the site, a photograph, a brief history of the church and information about both wells, one called St. Doulagh's (or St Doolagh) the other St. Catherine's.
The Journal adds: "The main holy well, St Doolagh’s, is located inside a small hexagonal-shaped well-house that has a pointed roof and two narrow windows at the back, one shaped like a cross, while at the front above the entrance door another narrow window. The building actually taking on the look of a small chapel or baptistry ….. A short distance from the main well house down some steps is yet another well …. This building is octagonal-shaped and has an arched doorway with a narrow window above that. The spring called St Catherine’s well (St Catherine’s Pond) is located inside the little building".
Both wells have been places of pilgrimage since at least the middle ages.
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