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Sweat Ho.

Sweathouse
Sweat Ho.
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Listed in the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified 'Sweathouse'. It is indicated as a small rectangular structure on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as as a circular structure on the 1914 edition. There are no surviving upstanding remains visible. This is probably post-1700 AD in date. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 14 December 2011
Sweat Ho., Drumnasoohy is associated with a traditional sweathouse ritual, likely used for healing or purification, common in Irish folk practice. Such sites were often linked to saintly figures or local folklore, though specific traditions connected to this site remain undocumented.

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