BROWSE
well
Turas na Daibhche
genitive: Thuras na Daibhche
(Irish)
Turrasnadiha Well
(English)

Centrepoint

52.1478, -10.0039latitude, longitude
Irish Grid (with letter)
Computing...
Irish Grid (without letter)
Computing...
Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)
Computing...

Historical references

1841
[Inch West]
"Truss-na Dhiha and Point Bun-Truss are in the southwest end of this townland." [Descr. Rem.]
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ci011,29
1841
Tor[.]s na dai[..]ch[..]
Glanta:AL Leathanach: Ci011,41
1841
Turrasnadiha
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci011,41
1841
turas na doibhche, ‘pilgrimage of the basin’
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci011,41
1841
Trus-na Dhiha
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci011,41
1841
[Turrasnadiha]
"Blessed well ... St. John's day ... from which issues a small stream of beautiful spring. There is a stone about 3ft in length with these symbols [léaráidín] standing perpendicular to the ground over the well ..." [Descr. Rem.]
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ci011,41
1845c
Is 'Turrusnadiha' the name of the well in Inch West? T. A. Larcom; Yes it is a holy well
Mem. SO (Ci) Leathanach: 313
1939
Tobar na Croise mar a dtugtar Turas na Duimhche ... Lá Shain Seáin a tugtar an Turas ... Tá cloch ag an dtobar agus cros gearrtha uirthi
TCCD Leathanach: 197
1967
[Turrasnadiha Well]
Níor chuala MÓS 'Turas na Duimhche': "Níl aon duimhich ann."
Áit. Cainteoir: T196a1 MÓS
1967
St. John's Well
seːntˌʤɑnzˈwel
"where they used to pay the round"—MG
Áit. Cainteoir: MG, Uimhir : T196b3

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.

Open data

Application programming interface (API)

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
API key required to access data
More about the Logainm API

Linked Logainm

Formats: RDF | RDF N3 | RDF JSON | RDF XML

Operated by Digital Repository of Ireland
More about Linked Logainm