St Patrick's Well

St Patrick's Well is a known place of pilgrimage. This peaceful site is said to be where St Patrick and St Declan first met 1600 years ago. It is believed that the site was given to St Patrick to mark their new friendship.

It features one of Ireland’s largest holy wells, which flows into a pool with an interesting early-Christian, Celtic-style cross at its centre. The waters of the well are said to have curative properties and the National Folklore Collection have gathered a number of stories of miracles and cures that have taken place on this very site.

Please note to enter the site visitors must descend a long flight of stone steps, so it is unsuitable for wheelchair users. St Patrick's Well is in the same area as Marlfield Lake, so you might like to visit both on the same day.