Lady's Well, Danesfort

Lady's Well with a Marian shrine in the background

Lady's Well (Irish: Tobar Mhuire)[1] is a holy well dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the townland of Ballyda in the civil parish of Danesfort, County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is included in the Record of Monuments and Places under record number "KK023-075----".[2] As of the late 20th century, a pattern was still celebrated at this holy well on 15 August each year, to mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.[1]

  1. ^ a b O'Kelly, Owen (1985). The Place-Names of County Kilkenny (PDF). p. 180 – via kilkennyarchaeologicalsociety.ie. Ballyda [..] Tobar Mhuire, Our Lady's Well, still frequented on the 15th of August for devotional purposes is west of a large rath
  2. ^ "KK023-075---- : Ritual site - holy well : BALLYDA". Historic Environment Viewer. Retrieved 8 August 2024. According to the OS Letters (1839), 'There is a holy well called Lady's Well in the Townland of Ballyda, much venerated still and frequented on the 15th of August