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Ritual site - holy well

Doire Bhriosc, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Doire Bhriosc, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Doire Bhriosc
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Tober Patrick
Latest-edition OS map
Tober Patrick
Coordinates
53.37590, -9.51945
SMR number
GA066-002----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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

On rough land 0.5km S of the Doire Bhriosc road just outside the former limits of cultivated land. Known locally as Tobar Phádraig, it consists of a small natural water-filled hollow with a diminutive drystone canopy over it. Circa 3.5m to NW is a natural boulder bedecked, like the well, with modern offerings, including rounded beach pebbles. The latter were brought from Tobar Cholmcille in An Chloch Mhór Theas (GA091-006----) by a local girl not long ago. Frequented on the last Sunday in July (pers. comm. T. Robinson).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).

Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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