Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Emly, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Emly
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Ailbes Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Ailbes Well
- Coordinates
- 52.46286, -8.35116
- SMR number
- TS065-013003-
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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
In the NE quadrant of the graveyard. This is traditionally known as St. Ailbe's well. The circular well is now covered in mass concrete, 0.4m above the ground and 1.92m in diameter. There is a square aperture in the concrete, 0.28m wide, which gives very limited access to the well water. Originally the well was a circular well (int. diam. 1.2m; D 5.2m) with dry stone walling on top of which was placed a cut stone limestone surround of 19th century date. According to the OS Letters(O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 40) the stone shaft of the wall is c. 7m deep. Traditionally this holy well was visited on the feast day of St. Ailbe, the 12th of September. In 1898 the well was still being used to supply the village with water (Long 1898, 173-4).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 12 May 2014
References
Long, R.H.Rev. 1898 Cashel and Emly. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 4, 170-85.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
- Cathedralunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.