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Tobermurvy

Holy well

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Marked on all OS eds. Small subrectangular well (int. dims. 3.6m NE-SW; 2.8m NW-SE) of drystone masonry construction. Lintelled entrance at SW (H 1.1m; Wth 0.8m). At SE a series of stone steps lead down to the well. Patterns are held here annually on August 13th.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV003-013

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Photo credits
  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Gerard Lovett from ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons; photograph by Thomas H. Mason, Wikimedia Commons · No known copyright restrictions
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anne Burgess, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenraiz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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