Christian Sites

Situated on the summit of Ardpatrick with commanding views of the surrounding countryside, accessed from a road to W known locally as the Rian Bó Phádraig (LI056-002002-). Hilltop monastery reputedly founded by St. Patrick and renamed Ardpatrick, hilltop formerly known as Tulach na Feinne [Hill of the Fianna] (Westropp 1922, 78). The poorly preserved remains […]

In pastureland on the N side of an E-W running roadway, a medieval church (GA107-109—-) and graveyard (GA107-109001-) lie across the road to the SE. According to the OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 76), in 1838, this well was ‘still considered Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for resear Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for resear Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

St. David’s Well is situated in the valley of an E-W stream that enters the N-S River Slaney c. 1.2 km to the WSW. St. David was a 6th century bishop and the apostle of Wales Culleton 1999, 131). He is remembered for his struggles against the Pelagian Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Marked similarly on the 1840 and 1926 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape with the RC church of Newtown immediately to the W. There is no information about its associations and there is no visible remains of the well. Compiled by Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Site of holy well dedicated to St. John the Baptist. According to O’Kelly (1943, 226) a water pump had been erected over the well and all devotion had ceased. Described in 1955 as following; ‘This well has disappeared; its spring, apparently, now supp Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Associated with Knockmoy Abbey (GA058-004001-). Glynn (1904, 239), notes the presence of three wells in the vicinity of the abbey as follows: ‘To the east of the abbey is … Tubber Cathal [GA058-004007-]; to the north another called Tubber-na-Fion [GA05 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Associated with Knockmoy Abbey (GA058-004001-). Glynn (1904, 239), notes the presence of three wells in the vicinity of the abbey as follows: ‘To the east of the abbey is … Tubber Cathal [GA058-004007-]; to the north another called Tubber-na-Fion [GA05 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Associated with Knockmoy Abbey (GA058-004001-). Glynn (1904, 239), notes the presence of three wells in the vicinity of the abbey as follows: ‘To the east of the abbey is … Tubber Cathal [GA058-004007-]; to the north another called Tubber-na-Fion [GA05 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Holy well recorded in 1936 as ‘There is another Tobar Patrick on the Abbey Island, in the suburbs of Ballyshannon. No stations are made there now. It is said that long ago pious people used first to make the Lough Derg pilgrimage, then the stations at St Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Marked ‘Abbey Well’ on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Holy well covered by a stone structure on top of which has been inserted the head of a high cross (CW008-045011-) both of which have been built into the S face of the NE wall of the ‘Abbey grave Monument Type: Ritual site – […]