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Tobernashankill

Holy well

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What is recorded here

Situated in the bank of a stream 80m SW of a graveyard (WI028-006001-). A small stream feeds a roughly circular stone-lined basin (diam. 1m; D 1.2m) which overflows into a larger stream. The name means 'the well of the old church' (sean chill).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI028-005

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sarah777, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Dedublinfan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 2.5
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Digital Eye, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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