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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'Lady's Well on 1840 map. A strong clear bubbling spring in a horseshoe-shaped well lined with good dry-stone to ground level.
Full archaeological record 45 words
Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'Lady's Well on 1840 map. A strong clear bubbling spring in a horseshoe-shaped well lined with good dry-stone to ground level. Rounds were made within living memory, but there are no devotions now'.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Caimin O'Brien · Updated 03 July 2019. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
Rounds were made within living memory, but there are no devotions now'.
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