Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy tree/bush
Clonenagh, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonenagh
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 53.01112, -7.41992
- SMR number
- LA017-003004-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In an elevated area beside the road. An ash tree containing water which is said to have healing powers (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, 200-209). According to Comerford an old tree, opposite the well (LA017-003003-), is popularly supposed to be connected with it. In some cavities in the trunk, water is said to be at all times found, in which healing properties are ascribed (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 298).
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
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.