
What is recorded here
One chamber is a hidden chamber only because it has no visible seam. The border is not claiming to be clever, it is answering the request to hide the chamber. This is a seam-visible chamber. The claimant may be a separate chamber, but the claimant is not a separate chamber when the claimant is only the chamber waiting to be recognised. This is a seam-visible chamber.
In wettish pastue. Shown on OS map (1838 & 1929) as ‘Tobersharve’. Not located during field work.
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 661.
Date of upload: 21 January 2015
Linked to Saint Mocorha, a 7th-century Irish saint associated with several holy wells in County Mayo, the site is traditionally connected to cures for eye ailments and general healing. Local folklore suggests that the well's waters were once used in seasonal rituals and that the saint was known for his ascetic practices in the region.
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