What is recorded here
On an undulating landscape. There is local information on a sweat house that was removed about 1985.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A sweathouse was a traditional Irish ritual site used for healing and purification, often associated with saintly or folk traditions involving sweat-inducing treatments for ailments. The sweathouse in Carrowntarriff was likely linked to such practices, though its specific saint or cure is not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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