School: Lurga, Patrick's Well (roll number 10317)
- Location:
- Kilcolman, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhroin
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- (continued from previous page)is only 100 yards west of this road.About 40 yards west of the caher, is a hazel grove, about 50 feet in diameter. The hazel grows from between large stones to a height of 20 feet. In the north of it, within the grove, is a basinlike depression, fifteen feet in diameter and four feet deep, where no water rests and near the centre of it is a square stone, four feet high. The upper side flat, and likely two ton weight. This stone was probably used for druidic or religious nights. Anciently, the hazel was worshipped as a god, because of the fruit it bore, and grew from the earth, then looked upon as the "Womb of life". As the nuts were anciently much used as a food. It is quite believable that the grove is contemporary with the cahir, and the nuts used as food for the inhabitants.There are many forts in the vicinity, and the place generally has an ancient and weird aspect.I might add that it is rather unfortunate, that Westrop did not know of the existence of this caher, otherwise, he would be able to elucidate many things he was in doubt about, and likely extend the ancient history of the county Limerick.
