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Toberelba

Holy well

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In mountain bog, on a SW-facing slope and 8m SW of a 'St Elba's Grave' (SL035-073002-). A U-shaped well (max. L 1.7m NE-SW; max. Wth 0.5m NW-SE; max. H 1.3m from the base to the roof) with walls of roughly coursed limestone rubble (T 0.4m) roofed with limestone flags. The roof slopes gently down from the front to the rear. The opening into the well (Wth 0.7m; H 0.8m) faces SW. The base of the well is stone-lined and holds water. It was recorded in 1836 that the well was named after Saint Eilibh, a sister saint of Lasair (OSL, 239). In 1942-4 it was recorded as being named after Saint Ailbe and that it was visited by persons suffering from any diseases (but particularly mental diseases) from 15th August to 8th September though it was then only infrequently visited (ITA). There is a penitential station (SL035-073003-) c. 10m to E.
In mountain bog, on a SW-facing slope and 8m SW of a 'St Elba's Grave' (SL035-073002-). A U-shaped well (max. L 1.7m NE-SW; max. Wth 0.5m NW-SE; max. H 1.3m from the base to the roof) with walls of roughly coursed limestone rubble (T 0.4m) roofed with limestone flags. The roof slopes gently down from the front to the rear. The opening into the well (Wth 0.7m; H 0.8m) faces SW. The base of the well is stone-lined…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL035-073001

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Foggyflies, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Silversyrpher (very busy at the moment) from Scotland, UK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0; RTG, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Kieran Campbell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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