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Holy Well Cork

KILMORE (Courceys By.) Holy Well

In woodland; gate at roadside with path to well. Oval, stone-lined well (0.75m x 0.6m; D 0.75m) covered by stone lintel on S side; loose stones form edge. Plaque set in concrete behind well to S. According to plaque called ‘Tober Rí an Domnaig’ and visi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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Holy Well Clare

KILMORE (Tulla Lower By.) 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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Holy Well Clare

KILMORE (Tulla Lower By.) 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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Holy Well Sligo

KILMORGAN Holy Well

In rough poorly drained level pasture, c. 50m W of a stream. A shallow spring enclosed by a rough circular stone wall (diam. 1m; H 0.8m; T 0.4m). A church and graveyard (SL034-081001- and SL034-081002-) lie c. 200m to S. The above description is derived Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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Holy Well Waterford

KILMOVEE Holy Well

Situated towards the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope. An early ecclesiastical site which may have had an oval ecclesiastical enclosure (WA008-030002-) originally, but this is now truncated at S by an E-W field bank. A well which is now blocked is locat Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Kilkenny

KILMURRY (Ida By.) 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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Holy Well Wicklow

KILMURRY (Newcastle By.) Holy Well

Known as the ‘Blessed Well’. A little pool (diam. 0.4m) which has a concrete beam across its front end, leading to a stream. A small concrete manhole-size covered well is beside the original. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 07 February 2013 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Waterford

KILMURRY Holy Well

According to Power (1952, 131) the church of Kilmurry (WA030-071—-) might be found close to the house of a John O’Donnell, with a holy well called Tobar Mhuire nearby. It remains unlocated. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second e Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Wicklow

KILMURRY NORTH (Arklow By.) Holy Well

Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope in pasture, c. 200m. N of Kilmurry South church and graveyard site (WI036-004—-). Natural spring, now piped, marked by some bushes. It is indicated but unnamed on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. According to the OS Letters Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Clare

KILNACRANDY (Bunratty Upper By.) 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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Holy Well Clare

KILNACRANDY (Bunratty Upper By.) 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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Holy Well Cavan

KILNACROSS (Tullyhunco By.) Holy Well

Marked on all OS eds. Situated in wet low-lying ground. Large irregular pool now used as a watering-hole for cattle. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In cer Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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