Leitrim Sweathouse Project

The Leitrim Sweathouse Project (2021) is a community heritage initiative to research Sweathouses across Co. Leitrim. There are two main parts to the project. The first is to collect and catalogue all existing information about the Leitrim Sweathouses, and secondly to gather oral histories about these sites. It is hoped that by engaging the community to help investigate these structures, a more complete picture will about who built and used them. It will also raise awareness of Sweathouses as a heritage resource in Co. Leitrim.
Sweathouses are small stone structures, usually with a single low entrance, built into the slope of a hillside or covered with sods of earth. They tend to be in quite isolated locations, often near a water source. There are more Sweathouses in Leitrim than anywhere else in the country. This research is a great opportunity for us to fully understand these ancient structures that are seemingly unique to Ireland.
It seems that the practice of using Sweathouses died out during the early decades of the 20th century, following the advancement of rural dispensaries. What is not clear is when they were first used, or where the tradition originated.
The Leitrim Sweathouse Project (2021) is a Leitrim County Council Heritage project, funded by the Heritage Council.

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Great project Hats off to those involved and Leitrim Co Co

[@cuboirne8874]

There is one near Finnavara, Co. Care.. in the townland of Newquay. It's not identified on the online historic environment viewer... how can this be rectified?