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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Anne's Well (Kilmesantan)Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Dublin Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Tallaght
Latitude: 53.233488N Longitude: 6.349069W
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. Dublin
Information about this holy well comes from The Journal of Antiquities - see their entry for St Anne’s Well, Kilmesantan, Co.Dublin, which tells us this well is located to the east of the Upper Bohernabreen Lake/Reservoir, along a path which winds through fields that are often muddy and rough, some 250 yards to the north of Kilmesantan, in the Glensamole Valley.
Some 250 yards to the south at Glassmucky is the old graveyard of Kilmesantan, which dates to the 13th century, although stands on the site of an earlier Celtic church dedicated to St. Santan.
Slightly different information, together with photographs, can be found at Megalithamania, St. Anne's Well, which adds: "The well lies beneath the roots of a large ash tree and is almost invisible until you are right by it. Look for the small caged figurine of St. Anne and a worn sign on the tree trunk. Underneath the tree the well is protected by an arched stone-built roof. I was expecting to see a rag-tree over the well, but there are no offerings. A mug hangs on a bush next to the well so that you can 'atek the waters', but I don't know what properties they may have."
The Journal adds: "The well was always visited on St Anne’s feast-day 26th July for its curative properties; the water was known to be clear and cold coming from deep in the ground. It was regarded as a cure for soreness of the eyes and stomach aches etc."
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