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Ritual site - holy well

Knocklong East, County Limerick, Ireland

The record

Townland
Knocklong East
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Patricks and St Pauls Wells
Latest-edition OS map
St. Patricks and St Pauls Wells
Coordinates
52.42933, -8.40534
SMR number
LI041-004008-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Three holy wells dedicated to St. Patrick and St Paul depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Ó Danachair (1955, 209) recorded the following details about these wells; ‘There are two holy wells, St Patrick's and St Paul's Wells, on the east side of Knocklong hill". OSL - One spring, lined with rough dry-stone, and some old masonry remain. No tradition seems to have survived'. This area is now covered with trees and vegetation making it impossible to verify the location of these holy wells.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 20 June 2019

References

Ó Danachair, C. 1955 The Holy Wells of County Limerick Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 85, 193-217

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.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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