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[Page:] 124,
Parish of Sanquhar. -- Sheet 6-10 . Trace No. [Number] 3

[Various modes:]
contd. [continued]

[Descriptive Remarks:]
"St: [Saint] Bridget, to whom this well was dedi-
cated, flourished in the early part of the
sixth century, and seems to have exerted
no small influence on the northern
tribes. She was of Irish descent &
was accompanied by nine virgins, who
assisted her in her pious efforts to
diffuse the Knowledge of Christianity,
She probably exercised her labours amo[ng]
the Irish or the Scoto-Irish, who h[ad]
established themselves under Fergus
the famed Irish Chieftain in Kintyre [?,]
and who, its is understood, brought
the gospel with them, having been
converted to the faith by St [Saint] Patrick [?.]
It is not improbable, however, that
our ancestors had a St. [Saint] Bridget
of their own, and in all likelihood
a person by no means inferior. "St. [Saint]
Bridget", says Leslie, "was held in
such veneration by Scots, Picts,
Britons, English, and Irish, that
you may see more churches erected
to God in memory of her among all
those nations, than to any other saint[?."]
It cannot be doubted that her sanc-
tity and usefulness must have been
very great and her efforts to extend
the truth Eminently blessed.
In ancient times this sacred
well was doubtless visited by many

[Page is signed:]
Thomas Matheson CA [Civilian Assistant]

Transcriber's notes

This is the first of two continuation pages for the Descriptive Remarks regarding ST BRIDE'S WELL.

Some text at the binding begins to become obscured in the image, but most of it is able to be transcribed. I have indicated (in []) some punctuation from the original History of Sanquhar where it made sense to end a quotation.

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