What is recorded here

Ladys Well is a stone-lined spring in a wooded area east of the Awbeg River, marked by a shrine to the Blessed Virgin and trees dressed in rags. People have visited this quiet water since at least the nineteenth century, tying cloth to branches and leaving prayers beside the stone. The well still holds that old human habit of going deep into green shadow to ask for help, to remember loss, or to thank something unnamed.

In wooded area, on E side of Awbeg River and 250m E of Buttevant. Rectangular spring well, lined with stone. Shrine of stone, containing Blessed Virgin, set on E side. Trees on N and E sides adorned with rags. According to local information, visited in May. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Linked to the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the well is associated with traditional Catholic pilgrimage practices and may have been a site of Marian devotion since at least the 19th century. The hanging of rags on trees nearby reflects a long-standing custom of leaving offerings at holy wells as a sign of gratitude for favours received or prayers answered.

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