What is recorded here

O'Donovan is the only clear name in the lost story. That is all the claim being made.

Located adjacent to a holy well (MA070-166001-). In 1838 OS Letters, O’Donovan recorded that 'There was formerly a tree at this place, around which the people were in the habit of fastening by a noose, cords (búaracha) that were used in tying cows. The Roman Catholic Bishop …got the tree cut down in order to prevent the people from getting on with such ceremonies.’ (O'Flanagan 1927, 370 (152)) Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: January 2018

This site is associated with a tradition involving the fastening of cords or nooses to a sacred tree, likely for votive or healing purposes, as recorded in 1838 by John O’Donovan. Such practices were common at holy wells and trees linked to local saints or pre-Christian deities, often involving petitions for health or protection.

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