Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Churchquarter, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchquarter
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.29339, -8.20492
- SMR number
- LI060-003----
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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; 'Our Lady's Well. Not marked on maps. A strong flowing spring. Rounds were formerly made on Saturdays and on 15th August. The water cured sore eyes and other ailments. There are no devotions now. Legends: The well moved when profaned. The water will not boil. A fish which lived in the well was taken away by a priest (reason for this not known)'.
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
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.