Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Rostyduff Lower, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rostyduff Lower
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- WI022-035----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated well within the townland of Rostyduff Lower. According to Lynch (1994, 646) there is a holy well known as ‘St John’s Well’ in the townland of Rostyduff that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC S 914: 559). The folklore recorded that ‘there are seven springs, and if a person suffering from a pain in the stomach rises water out of the seven springs, he will be cured’ (Lynch 1994, 646).
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.