Sweat Ho.

Reported (4-10-2021) by Mr Aidan Harte, Project Co-ordinator, Leitrim Sweathouse Project, but not yet inspected. Depicted and named ‘Sweat Ho.’ on the first edition (1835) of the OS 6-inch map, where it is shown c. 5m to the S of a small, E-flowing stream, and across the stream from several dwelling houses and outbuildings. Not recorded on the later Cassini edition. This is one of three sweathouses in Meenkeeragh townland, along with LE013-011---- which lies c. 175m to the ENE and LE013-012---- c. 400m to the ESE. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 4 November 2022

A sweat house or ritual site linked to traditional healing practices, possibly involving steam or sweat ceremonies for physical or spiritual purification, as part of a wider Irish tradition associated with saintly or folk healing sites.