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Holy well in Foher

Holy well
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Holy well in Foher
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On S side of track leading E from Salrock Pass. Known locally as St Joseph's Well, it consists of a small, roughly rectangular, water-filled hollow delimited by small fliat blocks of stone. Some coins are visible, as are the remnants of a small cairn immediately to S (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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