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Ritual site - holy well

Salterstown, County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Salterstown, 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
Salterstown
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Toberhullamag
Coordinates
53.87691, -6.29886
SMR number
LH016-002----

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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

Shown as a spa on Taylor and Skinner's map (1777) and marked 'Toberhullamag' on the 1911 'OS 6-inch' map. Also referred to as St. Mocholmog's Well (Irish Folklore Commission Schools' Manuscripts 672, 16), Tobar Hullamuck (IFC Schools MSS 675, 79), St. Colman's Well (IFC Schools MSS 671, 151-53) and St. Colmach's Well (IFC Schools MSS 671, 1). A rectangular pool of water (0.56m x 0.34m; D 0.22m), surrounded by natural rock outcrop at the foot of the cliff edge. A concrete plaque was erected in 1913 with a plain cross and inscription 'A Colmoig Naomhtha guidh orainn, Tobar Colmoig, 1913' (SMR file). According to tradition the well was struck by a saint in order to baptise a pagan chief and its waters are believed to cure sore eyes. (IFC Schools MSS 671, 151-53).

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 19 June 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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