OS1/10/40/108
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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ST PATRICK'S WELL | St Patricks Well | Dr [Doctor] Russell John Mc Caig Charles Fingland |
031 | [Situation] About ½ Mile S.w. [South west] of Thornhill A Small spring of excellent water about a quarter of a mile South-west from Thornhill. It was customary during the last generation to have water from this well on the table during dinner, but no one in the district seems to have any idea how the name originated - the idea is that the name has been handed down from 'Popish' times, The name must be very ancient merely from the fact of it being Called after St Patrick , |
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