What is recorded here
On the roadside on N side of the Dooghta River valley. A pair of holy wells, fed from a small stream, which are dedicated to Muire (GA026-009----) and Fechín (GA026009001-). They are delimited by a rectangular drystone structure, E-shaped on plan (L 3.45m, Wth 2.9m, H 1.25m), the wells being located within its arms. A…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA026-009001
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
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- Nmwood189, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dr Wotsit, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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- Enjoy Irish Culture; photographer not stated, Enjoy Irish Culture
- Maker not stated on source page, readymap.irish
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