Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilcoran, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcoran
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.33453, -7.99707
- SMR number
- TS081-030002-
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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
On the summit of an natural ridge (running E-W) which slopes slightly to S, in gently rolling pastureland. This holy well is referred to as being 'Close to a church site' (TS081-030001-) and as being dried up, 'the patron is presumably Cuaran the Wise given in the Martyrology of Donegal under February 9th' (Power 1908, 73). There is no visible trace of this well above ground. The precise location of the well is unknown, however, based on Power's reference it has been given the same ITM co-ordinates as the church.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 07 January 2014
References
Power, P. 1908 Placenames of the Decies. Journal of the Waterford and Southeast of Ireland Archaeological Society 11, 1-34, 45-78, 135-43 and 179-210.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.