What is recorded here

According to the OSL (Herity 2002, 34), '… there is a well called Lady Well, at which stations were performed on Lady-Day in Harvest', and Jackson (1979-80, 145) says a pattern was held here in August. At the W foot of a low hill, with a second holy well (KD002-003----) c. 500m to the SSW. The well is contained in a circular (int. diam. 1.5m), semi-subterranean, stone-built well-house (H 2.4m) which has a flat, concrete roof. A plain lintelled doorway (Wth 0.8m; H 1.3m) and steps at W give access. The well was dry on the day of the visit. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

The Lady Well at Brackagh is associated with Marian devotion, likely linked to the veneration of the Virgin Mary, given the reference to "Lady-Day." The pattern held in August and the ritual stations performed there suggest a tradition of pilgrimage and seasonal worship connected to harvest and fertility.

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