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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Saint Catherine's Well (Leixlip)Country: Ireland (Republic of)
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County: Co. Kildare Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Leixlip
Map Ref: O018363
Latitude: 53.367326N Longitude: 6.471431W
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
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Two wells, each covered with a stone canopy, one larger than the other. The smaller of the two has a reputation for curing sore eyes. Both wells are said to never run dry.
The larger well once had a wooden door, of which no trace remains. The roof of its canopy is also quite badly damaged, and has been poorly repaired with corrugated iron at some point. Also missing is a statue of the saint that once adorned the well.
The Canons of the Congregation of St. Victor were assaigned the lands on which the wells are located in 1219, by Sir Adam de Hereford. That community's posessions passed to the Abbot of St. Thomas, Dublin, in 1323.
When I visited, there were traces of contemporary reverence, possibly neopagan, in the form of offerings.
References:
St. John Joyce, W., 1920. The Neighbourhood of Dublin, Chapter 34, Dublin.
Donegan, W.S., 1902. Lucania: Topographical, Biographical, Historical, chapter 10 and 11, Dublin.
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