Dublin Core
Title
St. Brighid’s Well, Baldurgan
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
St. Brighid’s Well is also known as “Tobar Bhríde” (Branigan 2012:16).
2 Townland, County, GPS
St. Brighid’s Well is located in the Baldurgan townland of County Dublin.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well appears to be in an open field near a house called the “Baldurgan House” (Branigan 2012:16). Branigan states that “the well is a large rectangular pool which drains into a nearby latrine. There are a number of large cut-stone rocks strewn around the pool which likely formed part of an enclosing structure in the distant past.
9 Publications
Branigan, Gary. Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin. 2012> Dublin: History Press.
10 More
Branigan suggests that this well is no longer venerated.