Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Dromtrasna North, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromtrasna North
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tobermurry
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobermurry (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.36430, -9.23066
- SMR number
- LI043-011----
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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
On NW side of low valley with stream flowing to NE. Well, described in 1955 (Ó Danachair 1955, 210) as 'a small rectangular well with a poor spring in a little grove of whitethorn trees', has recently been completely modernised. Rectangular pool (0.9m x 1.5m) now covered by stone vault, with arched opening to E; above opening is arched recess with statue behind glass; this facade flanked by stone piers. Area in front of pool paved and enclosed by stone wall with crenelations. There are cups etc. in vicinity of pool. According to Ó Danachair (ibid.) rounds are made 'on the Saturdays of May' and the well dedicated to Our Lady and St Ita; the water was reputed to cure 'sore eyes and other ailments' (ibid.).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Ó Danachair, C. 1955 The Holy Wells of County Limerick Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 85, 193-217
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Church2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.