What is recorded here

Shantom Bush is a ritual site (holy tree or bush) in Knockanfoil More, County Tipperary, Ireland. O'Donovan recorded the Irish name Sean Tuam as meaning Old Bush, described it as a thorn of great antiquity and added that it is also called the Fairy Bush. No bush with religious offerings on its branches could be located in the area marked on the six-inch map.

Unable to locate any bush with evidence of religious offerings attached to its branches in area marked on 6" OS 6-inch map. Described by O'Donovan (OS name Books) as 'Sean Tuam, are two Irish words which signify "Old Bush" and this is a thorn of great antiquity. It is also called the Fairy Bush'. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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