Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cappagh (dunmore By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappagh (dunmore By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tobernacroiseneeve
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobernacroiseneeve
- Coordinates
- 53.64321, -8.76013
- SMR number
- GA005-027004-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Occupying the reputed site of 'Cappagh Church' (GA005-027002-) (Neary 1914, 126, no. 62). Two dried-up holy wells are visible: a spring well enclosed by a rectangular mortared stone wall (N-S 4m, E-W 1.6m) opening out to SE via a water channel, above which lies a small rectangular opening; the wall has collapsed at NW due to the growth of a tree. The second well, to W, is overgrown and enclosed by a drystone wall (NNE-SSW 1.7m) on W, N and E sides, it opens out to S; a single step gives access to it. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 24)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Altarunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.