What is recorded here

Situated in a low cliff overlooking the sea-cliff to the E. Described in OS Name Books as a natural spring just above the high water mark. Now dried up; there is no surviving local tradition. According to Lynch (1994, 638) this well was described in the Ordnance Survey Letters of 1838-40 as Bride's Well. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2012

Linked to Saint Bridget (Brigid), a well-known figure in early Christian and Celtic tradition, Brides Well may have been a site of pilgrimage or local veneration. The name suggests a tradition of seeking cures for ailments or fertility, common at wells dedicated to Saint Brigid.

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