Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Fantstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fantstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ladys Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ladys Well (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.40239, -8.52510
- SMR number
- LI048-002002-
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, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'Lady's Well on 1840 map. A little clear spring beside the ruin of Fantstown church. Formerly much visited, but hardly ever now. A pattern was held on 15th August up to about 1820. A large ash tree grew beside the well. Legend: The Parish Priest was coming from this well one night and was shot by whiteboys. Because of this his successor abolished the pattern (This refers to the murder of Father Mulqueen, P.P., in November, 1819) (Begley 1906, 464-5)'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 03 July 2019
References
Ó Danachair, C. 1955 The Holy Wells of County Limerick Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 85, 193-217
Begley, J. 1906 The Diocese of Limerick ancient and medieval. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.