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Tobershanbally

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What is recorded here

Marked on the 1837 and 1929 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as 'Tobershanbally', meaning Oldtown Well. in gothic lettering on both. It is situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. There is no trace of the well Tobershanbally, or any indication that it was a holy well, at the site of the chapel of Oldtown (RO026-037001-).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO026-037002

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  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • Darren J. Prior / Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org
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