Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy tree/bush
Derrydarragh, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrydarragh
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56728, -7.95790
- SMR number
- LF025-001003-
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
Associated with a holy well (LF025-001001-), c. 3m to its SSW. Rags, holy medals, coins, rosary beads and statuettes have been hung on this bush. A mass-rock (LF025-001002-) lies c. 30m to the SSE.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 7 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.