Lady Well

Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope in pasture, c. 200m. N of Kilmurry South church and graveyard site (WI036-004----). Natural spring, now piped, marked by some bushes. It is indicated but unnamed on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. According to the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1928, 128) patterns were held here until the beginning of the 19th century. 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/revision: 17 December 2008

Linked to a local tradition of healing, the Lady Well is associated with the veneration of a saintly figure, possibly St. Brigid, whose wells were often sites of pilgrimage and cure for ailments. The well's location near a church site suggests a continuity of sacred use from early Christian times, with the spring likely serving as a focal point for local devotion and ritual.