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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Brigid's Well, Cullion - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Westmeath

Submitted by AngieLake on Thursday, 21 November 2019  Page Views: 1145

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Brigid's Well, Cullion Alternative Name: St Brigids Well, Cullion, St Brigid's Well, Mullingar
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Westmeath Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Mullingar
Map Ref: N42925570
Latitude: 53.549673N  Longitude: 7.353216W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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St Brigid's Well, Cullion
St Brigid's Well, Cullion submitted by AngieLake : Frances and Arthur Parsons visited this well in 2013, and she gave me this photo recently. This is a view of St Brigid's Well, Mullingar, according to Frances. According to the 'megalithic ireland' website it IS just outside Mullingar. (There was a drawing overlapping the right side of the photo that I edited out, so I cannot vouch for its originality. Maybe they took it from a brochure? How... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Co. Westmeath

For more information see Megalithic Ireland website.

The link shows several photos of the well and its area, and lots of useful info on the site.

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"The ancient spring at Cullion was probably a place of celebration to the Celtic Goddess Brigid during Imbolc, the Celtic festival marking the beginning of spring. It was held on the mid point between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. The well has become Christianised and is now dedicated to Saint Brigid. A mass takes place here on St Brigid's Day, 1st February, each year. There is a small chapel facing the well and a circular walk takes you by a series of stone plaques or stations leading to the spring. These features and the mound surrounding the well were added in 1956. A quite popular yet very serene location."

A friend has passed me a photograph of the site which they visited in Feb 2013.
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