Wells are very female in the same way that standing stones are very male. A well is basically a life-giving hole ... what could be more female than that!?

In Ireland the majority of wells are dedicated to St Brigit, who was, as we know, the Celtic Brigid. One of St. Brigit's roles is Mary's midwife (great bit of invention to make the old goddess fit). However, the odd thing is that I have never come across an Irish well with fertility associations. Many standing stones do have ease-of-labour, marriage or fertilty folklore though - especially holed ones.

There must be a well somewhere that does.