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Ritual site - holy well

Kildrinagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Kildrinagh, County Kilkenny, 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
Kildrinagh
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
W
Coordinates
52.68589, -7.49263
SMR number
KK012-066----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Following a description of 'Brae-ag-ogue' well (KK012-059004-), Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 372) describes another well, '"Lady Well"', which, 'is about half a mile away, on the slope of Shragh hill, but the tradition of its having ever been holy, is lost'. On the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and the subsequent 1900 revision there is a well indicated on the lower NE-facing slope of Shragh Hill, which is c. 900m or just over half a mile SE of 'Brae-ag-ogue' well. It is probable that this is the well referred to by Carrigan.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 17 June 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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