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- TypeRitual site - holy well
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
Tobermurry/Tobar Muire: This was a 'small well about 2 feet (0.6m) wide and covered overhead with a flag' (OSNB Stradbally, 23) but it has now been destroyed. It was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of Stradbally Parish, and rounds were formerly made here on the 15th of August (OSL; Ó Danachair 1960, 77).
Full archaeological record 55 words
Tobermurry/Tobar Muire: This was a 'small well about 2 feet (0.6m) wide and covered overhead with a flag' (OSNB Stradbally, 23) but it has now been destroyed. It was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of Stradbally Parish, and rounds were formerly made here on the 15th of August (OSL; Ó Danachair 1960, 77).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 7 August 2013 · Based on the J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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