Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Well
Lissenhall, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissenhall
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.83910, -8.23877
- SMR number
- TN020-100----
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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
Depicted as 'Well' on the first ed. OS 6-inch map but not on subsequent editions. Patrick's Well (TN020-085001-) 90m to E and bullaun stone (TN020-157----) re-used as a mass rock 270m to SSW. According to the OS Namebooks (O'Donovan et al. c.1840) the well known as ' "Toberavault House"/"Toberavault" A spring well of excellent water. It is considered a holy well, but no information could be obtained to lead to the origin of the name'. John O'Donovan adds 'I do not think this name worth giving as it cannot be of any antiquity. I think it ought to be mark[ed] "well" or spring well on the map'. Field inspection established that this is a natural spring well and does not appear to have any religious affinities.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.