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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.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as Lady Well on both. It is situated on a slight W-facing slope and on the S side of a NE-SW road.
Full archaeological record 115 words
Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as Lady Well on both. It is situated on a slight W-facing slope and on the S side of a NE-SW road. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 the site of Lady Well was c. 60 yards SW of the church site (WX034-039001-), but it had not been a place of pilgrimage for c. 40 years (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 357). There is no evidence of a well under a car-park associated with the R. C. church, but St. Bridget’s well (WX034-072----) is c. 90m to the SW, on the other side of a small NW-SE stream.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 14 September, 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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