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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In a flat river valley, c. 100m N of the Nuenna River and c. 10m N of a mill race which run parallel to the river, in grass. The OS Letters (1839) mention, 'a well near the Mills of Cloghmanta called by the inhabitants Tubber Muire (Tobermurry) i.e., Lady's Well.
Full archaeological record 87 words
In a flat river valley, c. 100m N of the Nuenna River and c. 10m N of a mill race which run parallel to the river, in grass. The OS Letters (1839) mention, 'a well near the Mills of Cloghmanta called by the inhabitants Tubber Muire (Tobermurry) i.e., Lady's Well. It is held in no veneration at present' (O'Flanagan ed. 1930, vol. 1, 167 (55)). This spring well, known locally as 'Lady Well', is enclosed by a concrete pumphouse and there are no traces of religious devotion.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Jean Farrelly · Updated 23 July 2019. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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