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Holy Well — Drumshanbo South

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Holy Well — Drumshanbo South
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Situated at the E edge of a bog, at its junction with pasture and c. 150m W of a N-S public road. A well is depicted at the W end of an E-W bog road only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Holy Well’. It was described in the 1930s as round hole in the bog with a cure for warts if visits were made on Monday, Thursday and Friday, but no name was forthcoming (IFC: Schools’ Collection, vol. 0222, 481). The well is not visible now at ground level or known locally. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 7 January 2020

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