Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Finlough, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Finlough
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Finlough Holy Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Finlough Holy Well
- Coordinates
- 52.78149, -8.83730
- SMR number
- CL042-083006-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On lowlying ground at the N end of Fenloe Lake and c. 40m S of Tomfinlough church (CL042-083001-) and graveyard (CL042-083002-). This holy well is built up around a bullaun stone (CL042-083004-) and there is no natural spring. According to Westropp (1902, 190) the usual small offerings of rags, broken china, etc. are found near the well.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 13 October 2015
References
Westropp, T.J. 1902 Bullaun-wells in Clare. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 32, 190.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.