Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Borris Great, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Borris Great
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.04923, -7.28911
- SMR number
- LA013-022002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
To SW of church site (LA013-022001-). Indicated by a wet patch of ground. Formerly known as the Priest's Well, now known as Fr. O'Connor's well (O'Dooley n.d., 5).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
References
O'Dooley, J. (n.d.) Ancient parishes of Portlaoise. Typescript of articles in Leinster Express (Newspaper). Portlaoise. Laois County Library.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.