Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Roundwood
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WI018-050----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated possible holy well within the townland of Roundwood. According to Lynch (1994, 639) there is a holy well in the townland of Roundwood that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC S 918: 34/35). The folklore manuscripts recorded the tradition that ‘it was unlucky to pass it without making the Sign of the Cross’ (Lynch 1994, 639).
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.