Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Baurnagurrahy, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baurnagurrahy
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.35097, -8.29253
- SMR number
- LI057-015----
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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 wet pasture to W of Galtee Mountain range and 120m E of the River Aherlow that marks the townland boundary with Ballyfauskeen. Holy Well (LI057-014----) known locally as 'Paradise Well' stands on S edge of earthwork. Not depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Partially indicated on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map which where it is shown as a raised area defined by a scarp from SW-W-N-N. The Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map shows Paradise Well (LI057-014----) standing on the S edge of the scarp. Ó Danachair (1955, 208) described the site as following; ‘A small well on the edge of a small ring-fort’. Outline of earthwork delimited by trees is visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 11 November 2021
References
Ó Danachair, C. 1955 The holy wells of Co. Limerick. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 193-217.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.