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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
In pasture, on a N-facing slope with views N over Kenmare Bay. In the 1930s Capt.
Full archaeological record 47 words
In pasture, on a N-facing slope with views N over Kenmare Bay. In the 1930s Capt. D. B. O'Connell recorded this spring well as a holy well known as 'Tobarín Mhuire' and noted that its water cured ills, particularly toothache (KAS). It is no longer in use.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 30 May 2011 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
O'Connell recorded this spring well as a holy well known as 'Tobarín Mhuire' and noted that its water cured ills, particularly toothache (KAS).
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