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On S side of Cnoc an Choillín immediately above the former limits of cultivation. Known locally as Tobar Muire, it consists of a small natural round rock basin with a square cairn built over it on S to form a canopy. Modern offerings are visible in it. According to Mac Giollarnáth (1941), mass was celebrated, and a priest was captured here, in penal times. Not visited. (Robinson 1985, 35) 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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Holy well in An Coillín

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