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Beech trees still mark the vanished chapel in Longford pasture, forming a rectangular bower around an altar and wooden benches. John Ferrall of Ardenragh dedicated the ground to the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1730, according to the plaque beside the holy well. The building itself has disappeared, but its shape remains visible through the living wood.

In rough pasture, at the foot of a rocky outcrop. Depicted as a rectangular building, orientated E-W, with the designation 'Chapel' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace survives. The outline of the chapel site has been demarcated by rows of beech trees set so as to form a bower that conforms to the shape of a building. An altar and wooden benchs have been placed in the interior. A holy well (LF023-040----) and a bullaun stone (LF023-041----) lie c. 10m to the SE and c. 45m to the SW respectively. An inscribed stone plaque built into the enclosing wall of the well reads: 'Pray for John Ferrall of / Ardenragh Esq. Consort / and family who erected this monument and left / the ground where of ye Chapple and Well / stands in Honr. of the / Blessed Virgin Mary / Ano Domi 1730'. The date of the chapel is unknown but the stone plaque suggests that it may have been built in the 18th century. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 07 June 2013

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