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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded sizedims 1.45m x 1.2m
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
On a slight S-facing slope. Tober Elva, a rectangular well (dims 1.45m x 1.2m) surrounded by a masonry wall with a gate at W is c. 30m W of church (RO027-029001-).
Full archaeological record 62 words
On a slight S-facing slope. Tober Elva, a rectangular well (dims 1.45m x 1.2m) surrounded by a masonry wall with a gate at W is c. 30m W of church (RO027-029001-). The well is listed in the Register of Clonmacnoise (O'Donovan 1856-7, 451), and the well had an eye cure (Gormley 1989, 61). The church and well were conserved in the 1990s.
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
The well is listed in the Register of Clonmacnoise (O'Donovan 1856-7, 451), and the well had an eye cure (Gormley 1989, 61).
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