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Ritual site - holy well

Lady Well

Former holy well in Feltrim, County Dublin, Ireland.

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  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • Folklore5 quotes
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Feltrim, Co. Dublin53.43798, -6.19167
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At a glance

  • TypeRitual site - holy well
  • Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

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  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

Annotated 'Lady Well' on 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Formerly located on the N facing slope of Feltrim Hill.

Full archaeological record 164 words

Annotated 'Lady Well' on 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Formerly located on the N facing slope of Feltrim Hill. This site was removed during quarrying operations (Ó Danachair 1958, 79). Folklore collected from Kinsealy School recorded the following details; 'The well at Feltrim is situated in a field inside an iron gate on the road that leads to Swords. It is dedicated to Our Lady. It is used for household purposes. Years ago two priests were cured at it one with diabetes and the other with cancer. The well at St Dolough’s will only cure sore eyes but the well at Feltrim will cure any disease' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 231; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4498829/4385775/4510868). Folklore collected from Swords School recorded the following details about this well; 'Near Swords there is a hill called Feltrim on this hill there is a well called St. Brigids well. According to old people it has a cure for sore eyes' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0789, Page 71; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428188/4385117/4510269).

References

  • Date of revised upload: 13 April 2023

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Geraldine Stout. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

Folklore collected from Kinsealy School recorded the following details; 'The well at Feltrim is situated in a field inside an iron gate on the road that leads to Swords.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
Years ago two priests were cured at it one with diabetes and the other with cancer.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
The well at St Dolough’s will only cure sore eyes but the well at Feltrim will cure any disease' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 231; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4498829/4385775/4510868).
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
Folklore collected from Swords School recorded the following details about this well; 'Near Swords there is a hill called Feltrim on this hill there is a well called St. Brigids well.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
According to old people it has a cure for sore eyes' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0789, Page 71; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4428188/4385117/4510269).
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
Healing wells and curesLocal traditions

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Also recorded nearby

Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.

  • St. Werburgh's WellRitual site - holy well · Commons East · 1.9 km · official record

    Named on Duncan's map (1821) as 'St. Werburgh's Well'. There is however another St Werburgh's well to the southwest (DU011-045----). This well has been built over. No visible remains.

  • Lady WellRitual site - holy well · Cloghran (Coolock By.) · 2.3 km · official record

    In 1958 the well had dried up and showed only as a hollow in a field where it was marked by a whitethorn bush. The site is no longer venerated (Ó Danachair 1958, 77). Within a level field of pasture.

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