Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cloontemple, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloontemple
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47430, -8.86249
- SMR number
- LI029-107004-
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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
Holy well dedicated to Ss. Peter and Paul located in close proximity to the medieval church ruins (LI029-174001-) in Ballingarry graveyard (LI029-174002-). Westropp (1904-5, 408-9) recorded that near the church ruins was, ‘the well of SS. Peter and Paul (O.S.L., 8, p. 60)'. Well marked on 25 inch map in area 25m to ENE of medieval church ruins could be the holy well dedicated to Ss. Peter and Paul mentioned in the Ordnance Survey Name Books (OSNB, 197). Molony (1905, 259) recorded that 'Close to the churchyard is the well of SS. Peter and Paul'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 January 2019
References
OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
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.
Molony, H. 1905 Ancient Churches and Topography of Ballingarry Parish, County Limerick. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 35, 255-63.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.