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Ritual site - holy well

Moneygold, County Sligo, Ireland

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Townland
Moneygold
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
St. Molaises Holy Well
Coordinates
54.40501, -8.51102
SMR number
SL005-004001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located at the base of the N-facing slope of a hill, in the SW corner of a field, with a ruined vernacular cottage 15m to N. This holy well consists of a natural spring contained within a roughly D-shaped cavity (1.4m N–S; 1.4m E–W; D 1m) which is faced with stone. A curving drystone wall defines the E–S side of the well but the N and W walls are straight. The N wall consists of one or possibly two large edge-set slabs. The well is enclosed on all sides by the slumped, grass-covered W-facing slope of a penitential cairn (SL005-004003-). There is a bullaun stone (SL005-004002-) on top of the penitential cairn, a few meters SE of the well. A church and graveyard (SL005-005001-; SL005-005002-) are located c. 100m to ENE. According to local tradition, water from the well was especially valued as a cure for sick cattle.

Attached images:
SL005-004001_01.JPG Location of well in W slope of penitential cairn (SL005-004003-) indicated by ranging rod.
SL005-004001_02.JPG Stone facing of well

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 11 December 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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