Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kiltoom, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kiltoom
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberawaugh
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberawaugh
- Coordinates
- 53.66616, -7.34399
- SMR number
- WM007-130----
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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
Possible holy well associated with the site of the Early Christian monastery (WM007-008002-) of Ceall Tóma/Tuama founded by Ninnidh Láimhiodhan of the Ceinéal Laoghaire whose feastday fell on the 13th of November (Masterson 1998, 43-4; Ó Riain 2011, 516). Kiltoom church (WM007-008----), graveyard (WM007-008001-) and possible ecclesiastical enclosure (WM007-008002-) 220m to W. No surface remains visible of possible holy well, marked Toberawaugh on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 8 august 2017
References
Ó Riain, P. 2011 A dictionary of Irish Saints. Dublin. Four Courts Press.
Masterson, R. 1998 Some lesser-known ecclesiastical sites in Fore, Co. Westmeath. Ríocht na Midhe 9, 40-8, 43-4.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.