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Ritual site - holy well

Carrigeensharragh, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Carrigeensharragh, 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
Carrigeensharragh
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Tobernagloghderg
Latest-edition OS map
Tobernagloghderg
Coordinates
52.40818, -7.67655
SMR number
TS077-037----

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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 a low-lying area at the base of a steep SW-facing slope with a lot of outcrop protruding from the side of the slope, in woodland with beech trees and rhodadendrons. The spring runs into a little stream to SW which runs SE to join the River Moyle. There is a concrete covering over the well into which a pump has been inserted, it is now disused. There are a number of old discarded items lying around but no evidence of any religious devotion. The landowner referred to the well as 'The Red Well'. On the OS 6-inch map, both 1st (1840) and 2nd (1906) eds, the well is called 'Tobernagloghderg' which translates as 'the well of the red stones'.

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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