The Civil Survey mentions a landmark known as Skaghnygon
which is some kind of prominent bush in the landscape. It is mentioned in
"The Sacred Trees of Ireland" by Lucas as being a potential
"sacred tree".
I have only recently discovered a bit more about Lucas he was a president of
the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland from 1969 to 1973 and director of
the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) from 1954 to 1976.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_T._Lucas
One of the landmarks near it mentioned below is Tobbernykelly. I just assumed
that it was a name of a well associated with a family. However recently the
penny dropped that there was a Tobernakilla marked on the old OS maps to the
south-east of Ballinahinch village. It is only recorded as a well rather than a
holy well and there is a suggestion that it may have been associated with a
Church marked on the Down Survey maps whose exact location is unrecorded.
Now there is really no evidence to say it was "sacred" only that it
was well enough known to be a landmark. However putting my antiquarians hat on
again, there is a lovely landscape of ring-barrows located to the east of
Tobernakilla. Could they along with the Skaghnygon be part of an inauguration
landscape?
(Pg 171 of Civil Survey of Tipperary Vol. 2) "And from thence to Tobbernyropp bounded on the North east wth. the pfd of
Shesiraghnygrough in the Parish of Tample really and from Toburnyropp to the
Bush called Skaghnygon bounded on the South wth. the pld of Shesiraghnygrough
afforeid on the North, and from Skaghnygon to the Brooke or well called
Tobbernykelly bounded on the South east wth. the sd. pId of Shesiraghnygrough
and from Tobbenykelly to the Brooke called the Brooke of Dromunbane bounded on
the West wth. the lands of Killmcstully afforesd."
