
What is recorded here
Situated on a shelf on the W side of the deep ravine of a S-N stream at the N foothills of the Comeragh Mountains, with a wide view N-E which is dominated by Slievenamon to the NE. There is a rag tree, a whitethorn bush festooned with cloths, just to the E of Tobar na Gréine holy well (WA001-013----).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 1 December 2010
The site features a rag tree and a whitethorn bush, commonly associated with local healing traditions and protective rituals in Irish folklore. Such trees are often linked to Saint Brigid or older Celtic deities, and it was customary to hang rags or cloots as offerings for health and prosperity.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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