Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Curragh (leitrim By.), County Galway, Ireland
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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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (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
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.