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Ritual site - holy well

Curragh (Leitrim By.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Curragh, 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
Curragh (Leitrim By.)
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Tobermacduagh
Latest-edition OS map
Tobermacduagh
Coordinates
53.11520, -8.43668
SMR number
GA116-034----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

In undulating pastureland, c. 100m NE of a burial ground (GA116-035----). On inspection this well consisted of a large circular concrete pipe in the ground, around which there was a loose setting of stones. The well fed a small stream flowing to the NE and was being used for watering cattle. Apart from being named ‘Tobermacduagh’ in Gothic script on the 1838 and 1920 editions of the OS 6-inch map, there was no evidence to indicate that it was regarded as a holy well. Current aerial imagery (OSi Digitalglobe 2011-2013) indicates that this area was subsequently developed as a Golf Club.

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 18 January 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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