Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Irelands Eye, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Irelands Eye
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.40720, -6.06806
- SMR number
- DU015-150----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (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
In 1757 Dr. Rutty tested the water from the spring of 'St. Nessan’s on Ireland’s eye' (Rutty 1757, Table 1 EE). This spring is marked on the 1863 ed. OSi 25-inch map.
Rutty, J. 1757 The Mineral Waters of Ireland. Dublin.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 April 2023
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