Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penitential station
Greaghnafarna (drumahaire By., Yugan Ed), County Leitrim, Ireland
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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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
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.