Dublin Core
Title
Lady Well
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
Lady Well or Kilwirra
2 Townland, County, GPS
Townland: Templetown County: Louth
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The sides of the well are walled in, and there are steps down to the well. A statue of the Virgin Mary is in front of the well, and is partially surrounded by well-maintained hedges.
4 Cure
The water is said to provide general cures for pain, and also more specifically for sore hands and eyes.
5 Pattern day
It is celebrated on the 15th of August.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Stations consist of saying a decade of the rosary while kneeling at five different places around the well.
9 Publications
"Lady Well, Templetown", Megalithic Ireland, photo by Jim Dempsey: http://www.megalithicireland.com/Lady%20Well,%20Templetown,%20Louth.html
"The Holy Wells of County Louth", by Larry Conlon, pages 342-342: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27729850?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
"The Holy Wells of County Louth", by Larry Conlon, pages 342-342: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27729850?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents