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Holy well

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Described by Wilde (1850, 46) as a, 'sacred spring called Tober-aulin (Beautiful Well)'. On the NE bank of a small, NW-flowing tributary of the River Boyne, with a second holy well (KD002-002----) c. 500m to the NNE. A small bridge (built 1849) immediately to the W contains a short, curved section of wall which is believed locally to define the limits of the well. (Jackson 1980, 145) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD002-003

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