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Tobernavean

Holy well

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What is recorded here

In a small wooded area. Indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and the 1900 revision as 'Tobernavean', with a stream running eastward from the well.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK025-028

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  • Artur Kozioł, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.cornwalllive.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, 2pos.irish
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Andy Ryan / 1803 Productions, credited by Kilkenny GAA, kilkennygaa.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Rasbak, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Picture: Goodly Barrow
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
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