Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy tree/bush
Eochaill (bar. árainn), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eochaill (bar. árainn)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Soorneys Bush
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Soorneys Bush
- Coordinates
- 53.13408, -9.69666
- SMR number
- GA110-082----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Immediately to the NW of St Soorney's Well (GA110-082001-) are two thorn bushes, one of which is revered locally as the saint's bush. Close by to the ESE is a cross-inscribed pillar (GA110-082002-). (Robinson 1980)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 29 March 2016
References
Robinson, T. 1980 The Aran Islands, Co. Galway: a map and guide. Árainn. Published by the author.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.