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Ritual site - holy well

Dromtrasna North, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Dromtrasna North, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · 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)

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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

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

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