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Toberbreanan

Holy well

What is recorded here

Well, on natural rise, enclosed by drystone masonry now in ruined condition. According to O'Donoghue (1986, 10) '"rounds" were performed here' The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO148-022

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • D.Camier, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mick Garratt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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