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Title
Lady’s Well, Lettercollum
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
Lady’s Well, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary
2 Townland, County, GPS
Lettercollum, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
This well is surrounded by a fence with white painted horizontal rods and sky blue vertical posts. The Stone lined well sits inside the fence and is watched over by a painted statue of Mary, serenely watching visitors. A variety of flowers are planted around her and offerings are placed in the niche beside her. Visitors can find communal mugs from which to drink the waters.
4 Cure
This well does not grant one specific cure.
5 Pattern day
The 15th of August. Mass is still celebrated here on that day as well as the 8th of December.
(Clark, https://holywellsofcork.com/2016/02/25/four-very-different-wells-around-timoleague/)
(Clark, https://holywellsofcork.com/2016/02/25/four-very-different-wells-around-timoleague/)
6 Offerings
“rosaries, medallions, cards, a photo of Padre Pio.” (Clark, https://holywellsofcork.com/2016/02/25/four-very-different-wells-around-timoleague/)
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 2, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
Clarke, Amanda. “The Circular Well” Holy Wells of Cork, 19 Feb, 2016. https://i1.wp.com/holywellsofcork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1644.jpg
Power, Denis. 1998. Archeological inventory of County Cork volume 1: West Cork; comprising the Baronies of Bear, Bantry, West Carbery (east & west), East Carbery (east & west), Ibane & Barryroe and Kinalmeaky. Stationery Office. PP 286.
Clarke, Amanda. “The Circular Well” Holy Wells of Cork, 19 Feb, 2016. https://i1.wp.com/holywellsofcork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1644.jpg
Power, Denis. 1998. Archeological inventory of County Cork volume 1: West Cork; comprising the Baronies of Bear, Bantry, West Carbery (east & west), East Carbery (east & west), Ibane & Barryroe and Kinalmeaky. Stationery Office. PP 286.