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Ritual site - holy well

Springhouse, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Springhouse, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Springhouse
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Sunday Well
Latest-edition OS map
Sunday Well
Coordinates
52.47045, -8.11140
SMR number
TS067-016----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, at edge of field, adjacent railway track. Rectangular well (Wth c. 1-1.10m; L 2m; D c. 1-1.1m) defined by random rubble stone wall with break in S-side where four steps lead down into the well from field level. Railway wall (H c. 2m) built atop N wall of well. Inlet in E side of well allows flow of water inwards from small stream; present water level c. 0.05m. Various religious objects hang from both the railway wall and the adjacent thorn trees. According to the OS Namebook (O'Donovan 1840) 'Sunday's Well = "Tobar Righ an Domhnaigh" = "Well of the King of the Sabbath or Lord's day": so called from persons resorting to it on Sundays for the cure of diseases which property it is said to have'. In the past the Rosary was recited at the well (OS Field Memorandums).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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