Holy well in Aghanboy, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

Not marked on the OS maps, this holy well is located on the shore close to where the Gougane river enters Portmagee Channel. It is covered by a stone and concrete structure which is surmounted by a modern cross-inscribed stone. Rounds were formerly made at the site in March and in the autumn (local information). Cork University Press (1996), no. 1050.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE088-052

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