Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ballynagarde, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynagarde
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberanoran
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 52.57533, -8.54887
- SMR number
- LI023-341----
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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
Thobar a Nuoraun or Tobar an Uarain, meaning well of the cold spring was described in 1840 as following; ‘This well is placed in a low marshy field. It was once esteemed sacred by the inhabitants who paid religious visitations to it, and they affirm that its water was effectual in curing impotents. But its use was discontinued about 1830 by John Croker, Esq., who prohibited any visitors to it. Cattle have now made it a quagmire’ (OSNB, 1515-6). There is a second holy well also alled 'Toberanoran' (LI023-003----) located 320m to NW which is not mentioned in the Ordnance Survey Name Books. On the first ed. OS map this holy well was located in the townland of Rochestown however the townland boundaries have changed and it is now located in the townland of Ballynagarde.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 03 January 2019
References
OSNB - Ordnance Survey Name Books. Pro-forma books arranged by Civil Parish for recording townland and other name-forms and compiled in the course of the OS 6-inch survey 1824-1841. The name books also include minor names and incidental references to antiquities. National Archives of Ireland.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.