What is recorded here

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 Eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Nunnery Well on both. It is situated on a gentle S and SE-facing slope c. 75m SE of the site of the nunnery (WX041-008004-). A small opening (dims 0.35m x 0.25m; d 0.3m) is lined with stones, and the headwaters of a small N-S stream are c. 10m to the E with dense scrub nearby. There is no indication of, or record of, veneration. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 20 May, 2013

Linked to a medieval nunnery, the well is traditionally associated with Saint Ita, a revered 6th-century Irish abbess and patron saint of Taghmon. Locally, it was once visited for healing and as a site of pilgrimage, with customs including the collection of water for sick or ailing family members.

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