Why this matters
Linked to a local tradition of female patronage, possibly pre-dating Christian influence, the well was associated with a "Pattern" or pilgrimage festival, though its specific saint or cure is not recorded. By the mid-19th century, it had fallen into disuse, with only its name and inscriptions remaining as evidence of its former religious or healing significance.
What is recorded here
Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as Lady's Well on both. It is mentioned by John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 but it had long been abandoned and the date of the Pattern day was not even remembered (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 215). It is situated on a steep wooded scarp at the bottom of an E-facing slope in the valley of the N-S Corock River, with a stream of the meandering river c. 50m to the W. It is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 18th February, 2013
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