Kilronan Holy Well, Co. Roscommon

Kilronan Holy Well, Co. Roscommon

Well

Lantern slide depicting Kilronan Holy Well and Cursing Stones, Co. Roscommon. Originally titled 'Kilronan Holy Well and Cursing Stones, Co. Ross' and labelled 'R 22'. The slide depicts St. Lassir's holy well, which is located across the road from Kilronan Abbe. When Cromwell's soldiers desecrated and tried to block off the well, it re-appeared in its present location at the bottom of the hill. In addition to the well, two walls can be seen in the slide with stones ontop, which the slide title identifies as cursing stones. Cursing stones in mythology were used to put evil on people, and needed to be buried or laid in a site of great significance.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 38

BOX38_022

01/09/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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7580 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Roscommon

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100027.aspx

Town: Keadew

Logainm Town: https://www.logainm.ie/42925.aspx

Irish National Grid East:188071

Irish National Grid North: 312625

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 54.062788

Longitude: -8.1829476

Place: Kilronan Holy Well, Co. Roscommon Latitude: 54.0588785 Longitude: -8.155362400000058

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)