Tobernacarta, holy well in County Sligo

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What is recorded here

At the head of a stream, at the base of a slope. A spring well covered by a concrete hood and accessed by concrete steps. Mentioned by Wood-Martin (1892, 355-6, n. 1) as 'formerly held in estimation as "holy"'. Another holy well called 'Tobernamulla' (SL040-133----) is c. 750m to SE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL040-075

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Eastern Harps GAA Club; individual photographer not named, www.easternharps.com
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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Eamonn McMunn / Sligo GAA (credit printed on photograph), www.sligogaa.ie
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