Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Craigmaddyroe Far, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Craigmaddyroe Far
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Turrasbunallia
- Latest-edition OS map
- Turrasbunallia
- Coordinates
- 55.08262, -7.58168
- SMR number
- DG037-014001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Ó Muirgheasa (1936, 153, Nos. 62 and 63) recorded that 'There are two Holy Wells (DG037-014----; DG037-014001-) in Craig or Cregg townland, two miles from Rathmullen on the road to Rathmelton, one on each side of the road. One of these is called Tobar Breallagh, probably from St. Baothallach, 5th October'. This well (DG037-014001-) is not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. According to local information, it was located on the S side of the road along the shoreline of Lough Swilly and was washed away. There is now no visible trace (pers. comm. John Cronin & Associates 2020).
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of revised upload: 4 March 2021
References
Ó Muirgheasa, E. 1936 The holy wells of: Donegal. Béaloideas 7, No. 2, 143-62. Corrigenda 7, No. 2, 247, 1937.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.