Sweat Ho

Reported (28-9-2021) by Mr Aidan Harte, Project Co-ordinator, Leitrim Sweathouse Project. Depicted and named ‘Sweat Ho.’ on the first edition (c.1835) of the O.S. 6-inch map where it is shown c. 12m E of a cashel (LE013-001----) and roughly centrally located in relation to the nearest dwellings which are shown c. 160m to the NNE, c. 250m to the ESE, c. 260m to the SSW and c. 300m to the WSW. On an E-facing slope in mature woodland above a SE-flowing stream in a deep ravine. A collapsed, roughly rectangular chamber (L c.1.6m; Wth c. 1.45m) is defined by large boulders with a possible entrance opening at S. See attached photo: Viewed from SSW on 11-8-2021. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 3 November 2022

Sweat Ho is a historic sweathouse associated with traditional sweat rituals, likely used for healing or spiritual purification. The site's name and mapping suggest a long-standing local tradition, possibly linked to early Christian or prehistoric practices involving heat and water for ritual or medicinal purposes.