Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Brian Boroimhes Well (Covered)
- Coordinates
- 53.36201, -6.20856
- SMR number
- DU019-017----
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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
Located along Castle Avenue. At the site is a very decorative doorway with an inscription ' Brian Boroimhe's well' with a water dispenser inserted. This is the well where according to local tradition the Irish chiefs are said to have refreshed themselves during the Battle of Clontarf (Ryan 1938, 40-1; O'Gorman 1879, 80, 169).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 23 November 2011
References
Ryan, J. 1938 The Battle of Clontarf. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 68, 1-50.
O'Gorman, T. 1879-80 On the site of the Battle of Clontarf. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 15, 169-82.
Nearby in the register
- Mine - leadunder 1 mi
- Battlefieldunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.