Christian Sites

Ó Ríordáin (1932, 65) records holy well W of Killowen graveyard (CO109-016001-), possibly a mistake for this site, which is N of graveyard. On steep W-facing slope now forested. Well triangular in shape, surrounded by loose stones. Overflow trickles d Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On E side of N-S field fence. Located, according to Broker (1937, 34), ‘just outside verge of old baby cemetery [(9345)] and fort’ (8730).Enclosed on three sides by dry-stone wall (H 0.7m; diam. 0.75m) and toppedby capstone. Opening (H 0.55m; Wth 0.5m) t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated immediately E of the walled garden of Killua Castle which is located 210m to W. The medieval church ruins (WM009-043—-) of Knock Killua are located 470m to SE. Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch but shown on the 1911 ed. OS 6-inch map as Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

On S side of walled garden; no surface trace remains. According to local information, this was original location of St Crannat’s well until the lady of the house (The Glen) objected to pilgrims visiting well and built walled garden around the site, after Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Knights Hospitaller founded before 1212, confirmed by Innocent III dissolved before 1400

Located outside the perimeter of Cavan burial ground (LE029-022001-) at W is a rectangular enclosure (dims 10.5m N-S; 7m E-W) defined by wire fences and coniferous trees containing a drystone-built subcircular well (dims 1.3m E-W; 1m N-S; D 1m) dedicated Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

OS 28 (Precise location not discovered) 54 (Ó Muirgheasa No. 64) The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.’ Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated in a clearing within deciduous woodland and at the bottom of a slight N-facing slope with the W-E River Deel c. 35m to the N. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, but John O’Donovan, writing in 1836, had little faith in this Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Unlocated holy well dedicated to St. Mary in the townland of Killyverry. Described in the 1937/8 Schools Folklore Collection as, in ‘The field in which the well is belongs to Miss Houston, Killyverry, Newtowncunningham…water cure for some ailement…e Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, on N-facing slope. Well located at SW end of natural ovoid depression (10m NE-SW; 8m NW-SE; D 0.85m) where loose setting of stones encloses muddy area (1.4m NE-SW; 1.2m NW-SE. Depression covered by dense vegetation. According to local informa 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

Unlocated well in the townlands of Kilmacanoge North/South. According to Lynch (1994, 642) there is a holy well in the townland of Kilmacanoge that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC S 946: 57). The Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer