What is recorded here

Death and disaster came to Rathfeigh, yet the well never froze. Women walked miles in darkness to drink from it, believing the cold water carried mercy from the Virgin herself. The lone thorn bush still marks the boggy hollow where that much faith once gathered.

A natural spring, marked by a lone thorn bush, located in a boggy hollow in a field of pasture. Known locally as 'Lady's well' and located alongside a mass-rock (ME032-059001-) (pers. comm. Rathfeigh Historical Society). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 11 December 2013

Linked to Marian devotion, the well is known as 'Lady’s Well,' suggesting an association with the Virgin Mary, a common feature of holy wells in Ireland. The nearby mass-rock indicates a historical context of Catholic worship during periods of religious persecution.

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