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Ritual site - holy well

The Bullaun of the Four Beauties

Bullán na Ceathrair Álainn

Holy well in Co. Galway.

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  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
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Eochaill (Bar. Árainn), Co. Galway53.12964, -9.71584
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At a glance

  • TypeRitual site - holy well

What to look for

  • Offerings left

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

Some 7m SE of Teampall na Ceathrair Álainn (GA110-086001-). Known locally as Bullán na Ceathrair Álainn, it consists of a natural basin in the rock delimited by a drystone wall, oval in plan (0.85m by 0.45m), opening towards N. Numerous modern offerings are visible.

Full archaeological record 54 words

Some 7m SE of Teampall na Ceathrair Álainn (GA110-086001-). Known locally as Bullán na Ceathrair Álainn, it consists of a natural basin in the rock delimited by a drystone wall, oval in plan (0.85m by 0.45m), opening towards N. Numerous modern offerings are visible. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 371; Westropp 1895, 261; Robinson 1980)

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

Known locally as Bullán na Ceathrair Álainn, it consists of a natural basin in the rock delimited by a drystone wall, oval in plan (0.85m by 0.45m), opening towards N. Numerous modern offerings are visible.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
Offerings and rag trees

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