Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Graigacurragh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graigacurragh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sunday Well (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.47498, -8.77479
- SMR number
- LI030-096002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In coniferous forestry, on S-facing hill slope; well itself in centre of small cashel (LI030-09601-) in clearing in forest. Spring (D 0.3m) contained in stone-lined D-shaped depression (1.15m E-W; 1.6m N-S); on E side of spring is flat sandstone slab. Both slab and spring surrounded by partially-collapsed dry-stone wall with opening on S side giving access to spring; earth has been piled up against outside face of wall to N. On inside face of wall to E is rectangular recess containing religious statues etc. No longer appears to be used for religious purposes; according to local tradition well known as cure for sore eyes. Not shown on 1840 OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.