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Ritual site - holy well

An Blascaod Mór, County Kerry, Ireland

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Townland
An Blascaod Mór
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Tobernacrusha
Latest-edition OS map
Tobernacrusha
Coordinates
52.10431, -10.50861
SMR number
KE051-004----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Tobernacrusha/Tobar na Croise (Well of the cross): This well lies a short distance E of the village and is now contained within a concrete structure. Rounds were formerly made here for the purpose of curing sick cattle (OSM) and there was also a cross-inscribed stone at the well (An Seabhac 1939, 81).
Ó Danachair (1960, 77) recorded the following details about this well; ' "Tobernacrusha" on 1842 map; "Tobar na Croise" - local. A stone on which a cross was carved stood at this well formerly'.

The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 940. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 7 August 2013

References

Ó Danachair, C. 1960 The Holy Wells of Corkaguiney, Co. Kerry. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 67-78.

Seabhac, An. 1939 Triocha-Céad Chorca Dhuibhne. Dublin.

Cuppage, J. 1986 Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne.

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

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