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Ritual site - holy well

Caherlesk, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Caherlesk, 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
Caherlesk
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52057, -7.33736
SMR number
KK027-071----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 45), in the townland of Caherlesk there is, ‘a holy well in this townland, nearly opposite Whitechurch; its name is Thubber-na-Mydan, (Tobar na Maighdine), the [Blessed] Virgin’s Well’. The holy well is not indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS map or on the 25-inch (1899) OS map, however, a small stream is shown on both these maps which appears to spring from a point c. 100m SE of White Church (KK027-038001-) and this is likely to be the location of the holy well. The stream flows for c. 188m NE before joining with a larger river and is within a small strip of forestry plantation (visible on Google Earth satellite imagery, imagery date 25 April 2021).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 18 April 2023

References

Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.

Nearby in the register

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

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