Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ballinvana, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinvana
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ladys Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ladys Well (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.42632, -8.46883
- SMR number
- LI040-103----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Ó Danachair (1955, 206) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘"Lady's Well" on 1840 map. A small spring in an open field. For long neglected, but recently embellished with a statue of Our Lady and enclosed by a fence and gate. Formerly had a large whitethorn tree; has a small whitethorn bush now. Rounds are still made: the water cures sore eyes. A pattern was held on 25th March, but is long discontinued. Rags, were hung on the whitethorn as offerings'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 June 2019
References
Ó Danachair, C. 1955 The Holy Wells of County Limerick Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 85, 193-217
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.