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Ritual site - holy well

Dromiskin, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Dromiskin, County Louth, 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
Dromiskin
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.91685, -6.40652
SMR number
LH015-002----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Referred to as Tobar Rónáin. The OS Letters note that it does not retain its original situation, which was in a bog (CLAJ 1925, 6). Tradition associated with it and it has been suggested that a pilgrimage once took place on the 15th August each year (IFC Schools MSS 665, 440). When inspected by Peter Danaher (ASI) in 1967 he described it as 'a watercress-filled pool, 3m in diam. with modern cattle opening into it.' (SMR file)

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 31 May 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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