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Holy well in Lorum

Holy well
Holy well in Lorum
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The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Now covered by well house to NNW of church. See also Lorum church site and graveyard (CW019-011001).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW019-012

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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