Tobersive, holy well in County Limerick

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What is recorded here

In pasture, in NW corner of field with stream adjacent to N. In area of outcropping limestone. Circular area (diam. 1.4m) enclosed by dry-stone wall (H 1m). A recent concrete surround further encloses well on N side jutting out into stream. Well, heavily masked by vegetation cover, is partially covered by a wooden beam. A metal beam has been inserted across the well below the water line. By the 1950s, according to Ó Danachair (1955) 'the well has disappeared and no tradition survives'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI019-163

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