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Ritual site - holy well

Bawntaaffe, County Louth, Ireland

The record

Townland
Bawntaaffe
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
SMR number
LH021-058----

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The National Monuments Service's description

According to the Irish Folklore Commission Schools' Manuscripts (674, 177-8) a holy well was sited in a field called 'Crotha' about 500 yards (c. 450m) from the church ruin (LH021-031001-) (IFC Schools MSS).

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 19 July 2012

IFC Schools' MSS: Irish Folklore Commission Schools' Manuscripts. Department of Folklore. University College, Dublin.

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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