Tobernacrohaneeve, holy well in County Limerick

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What is recorded here

In level pasture. Circular, drystone well (diam. 1m) covered by metal sheet on S-side and enclosed by wire fence. Water level is shallow (D 0.2m). Church and graveyard (LI024-082001- and LI024-082002-) c. 150m to W. Described by Ó Danachair (1955, 206) as 'a small clear well in an open field … now used for domestic purposes … but known to have been a holy well … dedicated to the Holy Cross'. See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00152 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31157 and F025.21.00150 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16984.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI024-083

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