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St Declan's Well

Ardmore, County Waterford

The well of a saint said to have reached Ireland before St Patrick.

St Declan is said to have brought Christianity to the area around Ardmore before St Patrick arrived. His holy well lies on the clifftop path, beside a ruined church.

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When
About 400s
Where
51.9500, -7.7200
Group
Holy wells & springs

Visiting

Ardmore has a fine round tower and cliff walk.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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