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Tobercrohane/Tobar Crócháin (Well of St. Cróchán): No surface trace survives of this well which was located close to the prehistoric copper mine known as St Crohane’s Hermitage, or Carraig Chrócháin (KE106-029----). In the late nineteenth century it was ‛scarcely visible’, but was still visited for the curative powers…

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Tobercrohane/Tobar Crócháin (Well of St. Cróchán): No surface trace survives of this well which was located close to the prehistoric copper mine known as St Crohane’s Hermitage, or Carraig Chrócháin (KE106-029----). In the late nineteenth century it was ‛scarcely visible’, but was still visited for the curative powers of its waters (OSRNB). It was the second of three holy wells visited as stations of a turas or pilgrimage during the now defunct three-day pattern of Kilcrohane, which commenced at Toberavilla/Tobar an Bhile (KE106-032003-). Holy Well described in 1945 as follows: 'a small well of water, which is now scarcely visible, situate in the td. of Behaghane and quite close to Carrigcrohane. It is annually visited by people for alleged [an focal deiridh scriosta] curative purpose' (Ó Cíobháin 1984, 24) The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1053. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 4 May 2022

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE106-029002

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