Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Anhid East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Anhid East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberregan
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberregan (1924).
- Coordinates
- 52.50112, -8.70751
- SMR number
- LI030-065----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Holy well described by Ó Danachair as following; ' "Toberregan" on 1840 map. A slight trickle of water issuing from the eroded river bank. No devotions now, but rounds were made formerly. The water cured headaches. Locally called "Egan's Well" ' (Ó Danachair 1955, 209).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 28 January 2019
References
Ó Danachair, C. 1955 The holy wells of Co. Limerick. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 193-217.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.