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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
What to look for
- Offerings left
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.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'Lady's Well on 1928 edition of 6-inch O.S. map, not on 1840 map. A clear bubbling spring in a grove of old whitethorn trees.
Full archaeological record 95 words
Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'Lady's Well on 1928 edition of 6-inch O.S. map, not on 1840 map. A clear bubbling spring in a grove of old whitethorn trees. Rounds are still made. The water cures sore eyes. Rags and small religious objects are left as offerings. Legends: The well moved from the place called "Sunday's Well" (LI056-026----) in the same field. The water will not boil. A blind man who was being led to another well recognised the presence of this well and was cured at it'.
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
Rags and small religious objects are left as offerings.
Legends: The well moved from the place called "Sunday's Well" (LI056-026----) in the same field.
A blind man who was being led to another well recognised the presence of this well and was cured at it'.
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