Ladys Well (Site of)

Situated on Friars Island which was submerged during the Shannon Hydroelectric scheme in 1929. The well was situated at the N end of the island with a church (TN025-022001) to the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Linked to a local tradition of healing, the well was likely dedicated to a saintly figure associated with protection or fertility, common in early Irish holy well traditions. Its location near a church suggests a possible medieval Christian connection, though the site was lost to flooding in 1929.