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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (KD014-022002-), immediately outside, to NW, of a church (KD014-022001-) and graveyard (KD014-022005-). According to the OSL (Herity 2002, 46 (142)), 'About 50 perches (c.250m) from the old Church (KD014-022001-) to the west, there was a holy well, which bore the name, "Lady Well", or "Sunday Well".
Full archaeological record 145 words
In a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (KD014-022002-), immediately outside, to NW, of a church (KD014-022001-) and graveyard (KD014-022005-). According to the OSL (Herity 2002, 46 (142)), 'About 50 perches (c.250m) from the old Church (KD014-022001-) to the west, there was a holy well, which bore the name, "Lady Well", or "Sunday Well". (I could not learn exactly which was the name, (it being nearly forgotten) as the well has not this long time (been) frequented, partly because of a limestone quarry being opened near it exhausted almost all its waters). Within 4 yards of that part of the ruin called the "Castle", (KD014022001-), there is another "Well", the denomination of which, if it ever had any, is now forgotten'. However, the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map names 'Lady Well' at the latter location, just outside the graveyard. No obvious visible surface trace survives.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Gearóid Conroy · Updated 10 June 2011. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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