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Ritual site - holy well

Lismore (Coshmore and Coshbride By.), County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Lismore, County Waterford, 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
Lismore (Coshmore and Coshbride By.)
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Carthaghs Well
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.13864, -7.93168
SMR number
WA021-019007-

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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

Located towards the head of a S-N valley between Lismore Cathedral (WA021-019003-) c. 180m to the NE and Lismore castle (WA021-019001-), c. 200m to the N. According to a plaque this well was originally known as the Forge Well, or Tobar na Céartan, but when the water of Tober Mhuire (WA021-19008-), c. 100m to the W, was diverted c. 100 years ago the veneration became attached to this well, which is now known as St Carthage's well. A gate and a passage with steps (L c. 2m; Wth 1.2m) leads to a circular well (diam. 1.05m-1.2m) underneath a dome surmounted with an iron cross.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 21 March 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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