What is recorded here

No one knows the exact spot now, but Ó Danachair found a small well hidden in a whitethorn grove beside the public road in Caherlevoy. Dedicated to St Ita, it still drew people for rounds in May when he visited. The water may have refreshed tired travellers or fed quiet prayers, yet the earth has swallowed the marker entirely.

No visible surface trace of site described by Ó Danachair (1955, 211) as 'a small well in a little grove of whitethorn ... where rounds are still made, especially in may'. It was dedicated to St Ita (ibid.). Well was at side of public road but there is now no indication of its precise location. See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00477 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/30989 and F025.21.00476 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17082. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 2 October 2020

Dedicated to St Ita, the holy well in Caherlevoy was associated with springtime rituals, particularly in May, when rounds were made around the site. St Ita, a 5th-century Irish saint known for her piety and connection to Killeedy in County Limerick, is often linked to wells and healing traditions in the Burren region.

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