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Round Tower Roscommon

Mocmoyne Round Tower

Reference by O’Donovan c. 1837 (O’Flanagan 1931 vol. 1, 100; Herity 2010, 64) that a land surveyor named Connolly had seen the foundations of a round tower at the site of Assylin church (MO005-020001-). It is regarded as very dubious (Barrow 1979, 180). 120940,RO02855,ROTR,RO024-016006-,ROSCOMMON,KILBARRY,R163454,606712,780845,53.777144870000001,-7.898169790000000,Round tower,Not indicated,Not indicated,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO024-016006-,The round tower Monument Type: Round tower View on […]

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Holy Well Cork

Mohanagh Holy Well

One large depression (L 0.6m; Wth 0.39m; D 0.9m) and three smaller ones occur in S face of rock outcrop. According to local tradition, these are holy wells. Field in which they occur known as “the Bullan”.The above description is derived from the publish Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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Holy Well Clare

Molougha Holy Well

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

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Mass Rock Westmeath

Monaghanstown Mass Rock

The precise location of a mass-rock in the townland of Monaghanstown, has not been recorded. In 1938 the following folklore about this rock was recorded from Dysart National School; ‘There is a place in this Parish called Monaghanstown. There is a Mass rock in a field there. Long ago there was a Priest saying Mass […]

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Holy Well Wicklow

Monaglogh Holy Well

Unlocated holy well within the townland of Monaglogh. According to Lynch (1994, 638) there is a holy well dedicated to St Patrick in the townland of Monaglogh that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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High Cross Tipperary

Monaincha High Cross

High Cross located in Tipperary.

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Christian Ruin Cork

Monanimy Commandery 

purported Knights Templar

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Holy Well Cork

Monanimy Lower Holy Well

Marked but not named on 1842 OS 6-inch map; named on OS 1905 and 1935 maps. Well is at base of rock outcrop, with stream flowing in at S side and out at N side; very overgrown. Locally remembered that rounds were paid here and stone marked with sign of t Monument Type: Ritual site […]

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High Cross Louth

Monasterboice High Cross

High Cross located in Louth.

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Holy Well Louth

Monasterboice Holy Well

Located outside the SW wall of the graveyard (LH021-062002-). Isaac Butler recorded a holy well dedicated to a Saint Kiarnan outside the graveyard at SW in 1744 (Deane 1922, 106), which explains why this angle is excluded from the graveyard itself. There Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Offaly

Monasteroris Holy Well

Small flat-headed recess at side of road marks position of well – now filled-in. Does not appear to be of archaeological significance. Not visible at ground level. No local tradition of holy well in area marked on OS 6-inch map. The above description is Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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Holy Well Wexford

Monbay Upper Holy Well

Marked only on 1940 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a covered Holy well, and situated on a S-facing slope c. 300m E of a col between hills that rise over it c. 600m to the SW and c. 500m to the NE. It was recorded locally (OSFM 1940) th […]

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