holy sites of ireland

Killybegs

County Donegal

St Catherine has a Holy Well here built by monks who were saved by her prayers when in danger at sea. Killybegs means ‘the little cells’ presumably of the monks who lived there.

OS 10 708 759 not marked

see Irish Monasticism, Holy Wells and Holy Trees


Holy Well

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