Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Unknown, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Unknown
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- MA022-103----
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The National Monuments Service's description
This record relates to information supplied to the SMR, which records that: ‘Another site of a well is in Mullaghlesgha townland. The well is almost forgotten about and as far as I know is now a watering place for cattle but up to some years ago it was one of the ‘garland’ wells where the people put rags on a lone bush. There is a local tradition that there are graves in this area so there may be an old graveyard.’ (Pers. comm. Jim Gilvarry 1988). No townland of that name occurs in Co. Mayo. The well is thought likely to be in the region covered by OS 6-inch sheet 22 as it is mentioned in the context of other monuments in that general area, but its exact location has not been established.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 7 May 2019