Pattern Day

Hi, I am putting together a story on Catherine 'Kit' Sheehy (1840-1902) who married Henry Shine (1833-1884) in 1859.

In a nutshell, they had 15 children (from 1860-1884) and then the dad died, 2 weeks after the birth of the 15th.

10 years later Kit came to Melbourne with the 6 youngest children and one older child.

Now the story is - the family lived on the outskirts of Shanagolden, perhaps in the Duncaha direction. The day before they emigrated, the kids went to the 'Pattern Day' in Foynes. They were meant to get holy water from the well but they tarried and the gates were closed - so as you would, filled up the holy water bottle from a spring / tap (ie not holy water) on Paddy Moore's farm.

The question, is which Holy Well do you think it might be.

I've an article from the Limerick Leader -

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/then---now---tom-aherne/655664/then-…

and also a discussion / research, back in the 1990s, carried out by family members -

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AR-SA">It is not known which Holy Well the children visited but it was most likely St Senan's Well on the Shanagolden Demesne in the townland of Shanagolden. Another possibility was St. Patrick's Well situated on Knockpatrick hill. A less likely possibility was the Barrigone Well in the townland of Craggs near Rathkeale.

I am not familiar with the geographicals.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Brian B