That much is certain. The details, for now, remain elusive, which is itself a quietly telling fact about how many such sites exist across Ireland, catalogued but not yet fully described, known locally for generations before any official record catches up with them.

Holy wells occupy a peculiar place in the Irish landscape. They predate Christianity in many cases, functioning as sacred water sources associated with pre-Christian ritual, before being absorbed into the Christian tradition and rededicated to saints. The practice of visiting them, known as making a round or a pattern, typically involved walking a prescribed circuit, often barefoot, reciting prayers, and leaving offerings such as cloth strips, coins, or rosary beads tied to nearby branches. County Clare is particularly dense with such sites, the landscape threaded through with wells that range from elaborately maintained shrines to barely perceptible hollows in a field. Farrihy, a small rural townland, holds one of these, its specific patron, its traditions, and its physical form not yet documented in any accessible public record.