Tobernakill, holy well in County Mayo

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What is recorded here

Located on the SE side of Killala town. Named 'Tobernakill' on the 1838 and the 1929 OS 6-inch map, this well underlies the present-day roadside pavement, and is no longer visible. In 2013 the well was temporarily uncovered when a section of pavement was removed during archaeologically monitored (13E0433) works on the inner relief road. The upper section of the N half of the well was exposed, 0.4m below current street level. It was defined by a rectangular, mortared stone surround. The masonry and design of the well, which incorporated yellow brick and a metal outflow-pipe, appeared relatively modern (Zajac, S. http://www.excavations.ie: 2013:417 - Townplots West, Killala, Mayo).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA022-017002

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Maker not stated on source page, www.ibelieve.com
Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Edward S. Siebert, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
Steve Edge, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
Killala GAA Club, via Connaught Telegraph; individual photographer not named, www.con-telegraph.ie

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