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Yellow Well — Ballinvoher North

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Yellow Well — Ballinvoher North
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In low-lying grassland. Traditionally believed to be a cure for jaundice if visited on three consecutive Sundays before sunrise; hence the name Tobar Buidhe or Toberbwee (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 112-13). It consists of an unenclosed natural spring well. Thee is a CBG (GA047-009----) to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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