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Sweat Ho.

Sweathouse
Sweat Ho.
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Located towards the top of an E-facing slope, and c. 40m ESE of an abandoned farmhouse in a coniferous forest. It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Recorded by the Leitrim Sweathouse Project (pers. comm. A. Harte) as a small, ruined structure (L 1.57m; Wth 1.32m) with a low, narrow entrance (H 0.5; Wth 0.46; D 0.5m). Compiled by: Michael Moore and Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 16 November 2022
Sweat Ho., Doolargy Glebe is associated with the tradition of the sweathouse, a ritual site used historically for sweat-inducing ceremonies, often linked to healing practices and seasonal festivals such as Bealtaine. These structures were typically used by women for purification and fertility rites, involving the application of heat and herbal treatments.

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