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Penitential station

Greaghnafarna (Drumahaire By., Yugan ED), County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Penitential station, Greaghnafarna, County Leitrim, 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
Greaghnafarna (Drumahaire By., Yugan ED)
County
Leitrim
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.17125, -8.00217
SMR number
LE018-032002-

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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 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the crest of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin The pilgrims' cairn (dims 5m NE-SW; 3.3m NW-SE; H c. 0.3m) is adjacent to St Brigid's Well (LE018-032001-) which is renowned for the cure of toothache (Clancy and Forde 1980, 7-8). The well is still venerated and pilgrims add to the cairn on each visit.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 4 October, 2016

References

Clancy, E. and Forde, J. 1980 Ballinaglera parish, Co. Leitrim: aspects of its history and tradition. Ballinaglera. Authors.

Nearby in the register

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

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