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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
The OS Letters refer to a well dedicated to St. Mary known as 'Cill Muire' or 'Tober Muire' (CLAJ 1924, 282). Also referred to locally as 'St. Brigid's Well' (IFC Schools' Mss 679, 324).
Full archaeological record 94 words
The OS Letters refer to a well dedicated to St. Mary known as 'Cill Muire' or 'Tober Muire' (CLAJ 1924, 282). Also referred to locally as 'St. Brigid's Well' (IFC Schools' Mss 679, 324). Described as still open but in need of cleaning in 1956 (Coyle 1956, 198). Not visible at ground level when inspected by ASI in 1966. A station was said to have been held on the 15th August each year and according to tradition its waters were supposed to have risen at midnight on this day (IFC Schools' Mss 669, 5).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Claire Breen · Updated 3 July 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
A station was said to have been held on the 15th August each year and according to tradition its waters were supposed to have risen at midnight on this day (IFC Schools' Mss 669, 5).
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- Tober MuireRitual site - holy well · Hammondstown (Ardee By; Mosstown Par.) · 3.8 km · official record
Situated in a field known as 'Tobar Muire' and indicated but not named on 1865 OS map (revision) (Coyle 1956, 204-5). When inspected by ASI in 1967 it was closed up.
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