Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ballylerane, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballylerane
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WI006-032----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated well in the townland of Ballylerane. According to Lynch (1994, 642) there is a holy well known as ‘The White Well’ in the townland of Ballylerane that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC S 468: 73). The folklore manuscripts recorded that ‘the water of the well had curative properties. Water collected using different methods to effect different cures. Not used for household purposes’ (Lynch 1994, 642).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 January 2013
References
Lynch, G. 1994 The holy wells of county Wicklow: traditions and legends. In K. Hannigan and W. Nolan (eds), Wicklow history and society, 625-48. Dublin. Geography Publications.