Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Curra, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curra
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberykeel
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberykeel
- Coordinates
- 52.04761, -9.95224
- SMR number
- KE063-007----
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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
Toberykeel/Tobar Uí Chaoil: This heavily overgrown, stone-lined spring well is located a short distance W of Glenbeigh village. Traces of a small wall-surround survive. The well is dedicated to St Gregory, the patron of the parish, whose feast day, the 12th of March, was formerly celebrated here (OSL). Rounds were also formerly made at the well on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings (OSNB Glanbeagh, 21).
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1063. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
References
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.
OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.