Toberanthawn, holy well in County Kildare

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What is recorded here

At the NW-foot of an esker. Now a domestic water source, contained in a concrete pump-house. While the representation of the site on the latest ed. (1911) of the OS 6-inch map does suggest a holy well, the site is not named on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD010-019

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