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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Date or period mentioned19th century
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
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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.
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History and description
On the NW-facing slope of a slight ridge in a low-lying landscape. A well where the pattern was held between 15th Aug. and 8th Sep. was venerated in the 19th century (O'Flanagan 1928, 238; D'Alton 1845, 84), but it is no longer visible.
Full archaeological record 51 words
On the NW-facing slope of a slight ridge in a low-lying landscape. A well where the pattern was held between 15th Aug. and 8th Sep. was venerated in the 19th century (O'Flanagan 1928, 238; D'Alton 1845, 84), but it is no longer visible. Church (RO001-009----) is c. 60m to the E.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 24 August 2010. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
A well where the pattern was held between 15th Aug. and 8th Sep. was venerated in the 19th century (O'Flanagan 1928, 238; D'Alton 1845, 84), but it is no longer visible.
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