We designate the spirit of the well as 'she' because in most of her personifications she takes a female form, though not invariably. She appears in many guises - ghost, witch, saint, mermaid, fairy, and sometimes in animal form, often as a sacred fish - and her presence permeates well lore, and indeed water lore generally.

Colin Bord

Tag: water saint mermaid fairy witch ghost holy-well holy-wells sacred-fish wa-ter-divinity water-god water-goddess

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