Ritual site - holy well

The National Monuments Service's description

Part of na Seacht Teampaill. This well, correctly Tobar an Spioraid Naoimh, is situated to W of the path from Teampall Bhreacáin (GA110-010001-) to Teampall an Phoill (GA110-010003-), about halfway between these churches. It consists of a disused spring under an alder bush, to which bits of rag and string used to be tied as little votive offerings and charms (pers. comm. T. Robinson). Its position was misplaced by OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 388) and Waddell (1973, 26) (Robinson 1980). Not visited. A cross-slab (GA110-023007-) is associated.

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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Updated by: Olive Alcock

Date of revised upload: 8 March 2016

References

Robinson, T. 1980 The Aran Islands, Co. Galway: a map and guide. Árainn. Published by the author.

Waddell, J. 1973 An archaeological survey of Temple Brecan, Aran. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 33, 5-27.

O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1927 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Galway collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839. Typescript in 3 vols. Bray.