Glenasmole Roads

GLENASMOLE ROADSEarly Christian Cross which was inSt. Anne’s burial ground.In recent years a certainamount of cleaning up hasbeen done in the burialground and loose stonesgathered together in heaps.In the course of this work asmall simple cross of a veryprimitive type was found,which may well date backto the early days of BishopSantan’s church. Later thiscross was found uprootedfrom the ground byconcerned visitors to thegraveyard and it waspassed to the NationalMuseum for safekeeping.Near the church ruin is a fine monument erected to the memory ofBrother Maurice Collins of Ann Mount which will be mentionedin connection with the history of that establishment.In a field about 250 yards to the northof the burial ground is St. Anne’s HolyWell, from which a strong spring issuesand flows down into the reservoir. Thewell is faced around with a loose stonewall and is overshadowed by a rowantree. According to a report written in1843 an annual pattern was held on theSunday nearest to the 26th July, thefeast of St. Anne. The name of Santanwas then forgotten and the ruin wascalled by the local people St. Anne’schurch. 28 No patterns have been heldhere within living memory.St. Anne’s Holy Well25