Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilcarroon, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcarroon
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- TS086-040----
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Power (1908, 58-9) in the townland of Kilcarroon there is a holy well called 'Tobar Uí Eachthigheirn - "Ahearne's Well." This is reputed holy, and "rounds" are still made, as the votive offerings on the overhaning tree branches testify. Locally it is held that the water is specially efficacious for cure of sore eyes'. This exact location of this monument is unknown.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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.