Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Caherabbey Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherabbey Upper
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ladys Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ladys Well
- Coordinates
- 52.37889, -7.92690
- SMR number
- TS075-048004-
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
On the W bank of the River Suir, c. 60m SW of Cahir abbey, at the base of a steep rock outcrop precipice under young beech trees. This well is in the form of an irregular-shaped pool (dims. 2m x 4m; D 0.2m) in rock outcrop with no enclosing element. Clear water is visible bubbling out from under a rock on the S side. Two streams emanate from the well, flowing sluggishly to the N and S, where they meet a larger stream (former mill race) and eventually join the river. It is indicated as 'Lady's Well' on the 1st (1840) and 2nd (1901-05) ed. OS 6-inch map which may be a religious reference to 'Our Lady'. There is no evidence of religious veneration.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 29 April 2014
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian canonsunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.