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Thobar a Nuoraun or Tobar an Uarain, meaning well of the cold spring was described in 1840 as following; ‘This well is placed in a low marshy field. It was once esteemed sacred by the inhabitants who paid religious visitations to it, and they affirm that its water was effectual in curing impotents. But its use was…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI023-341
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