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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 194), there is, 'a well, reputed holy, a little to the north of Conahy chapel. People used to pilgrim around it formerly'.
Full archaeological record 88 words
According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 194), there is, 'a well, reputed holy, a little to the north of Conahy chapel. People used to pilgrim around it formerly'. This reference may refer to a well which is indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map, c. 190m NW of Connahy R. C. chapel, with a stream running SE and then S past the former church (KK010-058001-) and graveyard (KK010-058002-), which lies c. 160m S of the well. It is not indicated on the 1947 OS 6-inch revision.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Jean Farrelly · Updated 14 January 2019. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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