Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Parkahoughill, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Parkahoughill
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobernasool
- Coordinates
- 52.96184, -7.07470
- SMR number
- LA019-030002-
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Shown on 5 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
Lying c. 20m S of holy well (LA019-030001-). Natural spring given curative properties by St Patrick (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 126). Situated in a marshy area. Described in the History of Queens
County as 'Near Ballyadams grave-yard (LA019-031001-) and within a copse wood are two wells; one of these is called Toberneeve (LA019-030001-) and the other Tobernasool' (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 3, 184).
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
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.