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Well of the Seven Daughters — Aillebrack

Holy well
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In a low-lying area close to NW foot of Doon Hill. Recorded by O'Flaherty in 1684 as 'a well in memory of the seaven [sic] daughters' (Hardiman 1846, 109), it consists of a small spring delimited by a low rectangular grass-covered wall (2m by 1.8m) opening to N. Modern offerings are visible. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 98; Killanin 1954, 94) 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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