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Sweat Ho.

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Sweat Ho.
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Located on the E bank of a S-N stream, in a bend of the stream. It is indicated as a sweat house on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map with no houses in the immediate vicinity. No feature is visible at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Sweat Ho., Treannadullagh is associated with a traditional sweat house, likely used for ritual purification or healing practices, as indicated by its depiction on the 1835 OS map. No specific saint or cure is linked to the site, and its folklore remains undocumented.

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