<< Our Photo Pages >> St Brigid's Well, Cullion - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Westmeath
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Brigid's Well, Cullion Alternative Name: St Brigids Well, Cullion, St Brigid's Well, MullingarCountry: 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:
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 |
0 | no data |
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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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