Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ardnamoher, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardnamoher
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Francis Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Francis Well (Site of) (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.40132, -8.27784
- SMR number
- LI049-087001-
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
Ó Danachair (1955, 207) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'St Francis Well on 1840 map. Close to Moor Abbey (TS073-011----). There are no devotions now, but visits were made within living memory. Rags were left on the bushes as offerings. The water cured sore eyes. The well formerly visited is on the west side of the road; it is usually dry'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 03 July 2019
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
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Franciscan friarsunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.