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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizedims 0.8m x 0.55m; D 0.7m
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Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Located in mixed woodland at the bottom of an E-facing slope. The name ‘Tober Murray’ on the OS 6-inch maps is properly Tober Mhuire – Mary’s Well (OSNB No. 84, 15), and there was a pattern at this well until c. 1800 (ibid.).
Full archaeological record 165 words
Located in mixed woodland at the bottom of an E-facing slope. The name ‘Tober Murray’ on the OS 6-inch maps is properly Tober Mhuire – Mary’s Well (OSNB No. 84, 15), and there was a pattern at this well until c. 1800 (ibid.). However, the memory of veneration seems to have been transferred to Tober Patrick (LE028-065001-) c. 30m to the N by the 1930s, according to the Schools Manuscripts, for which see this web-page accessed on 12/04/2017: http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4658426/4654168 This is a rectangular stone-lined well (dims 0.8m x 0.55m; D 0.7m) with a feature to the S consisting of ten moss-covered stone slabs (dims 0.2m x 0.2m; L 0.9m) laid on top of each other in pairs alternately N-S and E-W. This creates an openwork canopy (dims c. 1m x 1m; H 1.3m) that is closed at the top by a single slab (dims 0.8m x 0.7m). There is an empty masonry shrine for a statue (int. dims 0.4-0.8m; H 1.4m) 3m to the E.
References
- Date of revised upload: 13 April, 2017
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Based on the The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
The name ‘Tober Murray’ on the OS 6-inch maps is properly Tober Mhuire – Mary’s Well (OSNB No. 84, 15), and there was a pattern at this well until c. 1800 (ibid.).
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