
What is recorded here
On a gentle S-facing slope, just outside the W boundary of the old graveyard (RO027-048007-). A hollow ash tree (Circumference 3.7m) on a mound (diam. 6m; H 1.2-2m) which has a masonry wall (Wth 0.6m; H 0.8-1.1m) around its base.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A holy ash tree associated with local tradition, possibly linked to Saint Gobnait or Saint Brigid, both of whom are venerated in connection with healing and fertility; the surrounding mound and masonry wall suggest a long history of veneration and ritual use.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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