Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Listrim (trughanacmy By., Ballynahaglish Ed),listrim (trughanacmy By., Clogherbrien Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Listrim (trughanacmy By., Ballynahaglish Ed),listrim (trughanacmy By., Clogherbrien Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KE028-103----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The precise location of the holy well in the townland of Listrim has not been identified. Holy well described as doubtful by Ó Danachair (1958, 163) who recorded; 'There is a tradition that a holy well called "Tobar na gCeann" [Well of the Heads] formerly existed in this townland and that rounds were made there' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 231; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4706321/4702343/4724169?ChapterID=4706321).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 29 April 2022
References
Ó Danachair, C. 1958 The Holy Wells of North County Kerry. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 88, 153-63.