Poulnasaggart — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Poll na Sagart, meaning well of the priest, is a hidden chamber beneath a small mound on the Dingle Peninsula. It belongs to the old Templemanaghan church and faces Dingle Harbour. The passage is closed now, but it still holds the shape of human hands and the memory of prayers spoken in darkness.

Templemanaghan/Teampall Mhanacháin or Teampall Geal (KE043-140001-) and its associated burial ground lie on the lower E slopes of Lateevemore and command a magnificent view over Dingle Harbour and the Milltown valley. A Man-made underground passage (KE043-140004-), known as Poulnasaggart/Poll na Sagart, at the W extremity of the site, is now inaccessible. The well entrance lies at the E side of a subcircular mound measuring 5.4m N-S x 4.8m E-W x 1.1m in height. The drystone-built chamber to W of the entrance is not accessible but is c. 1.35m high and at least 2m long. Two further chambers were formerly accessible (OPW). See attached photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 824. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

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