Christian Sites

Augustinian Canons Regular cell dependent on Cartmel; founded c.1201; leased by Prior Rawson to Thomas Alen and Mary his wife 1527; dissolved before 1540; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond 1558

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

Situated on a fairly level landscape and on the NW side of the road from Kilskyre to Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath. This well was not depicted on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map, even though it was noted by John O’Donovan (Herity 2001, 17) but it see Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

On generally level ground at a roadside boundary ditch (Wth 2.5m). Depicted and named ‘Holy Well’ on 25-inch OS map and 1920 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A squared arrangement of moss-covered stones are located at the side of the road at this locati Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

National Monument No. 275. On the roadside on the NW edge of a preceptory of Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem (KD020-007003-) which was founded on the site of ‘Cell céli críst’ (KD020-007002-) an early monastery, immediately to the S and W of which portion of the Pale Boundary runs (KD020-008—-). Fragments of a […]

Unlocated holy well within the townland of Kiltegan. According to Lynch (1994, 647) there is a holy well known as ‘St Tegan’s Well’ in the townland of Kiltegan that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Wakeman (1891, 700) mentions St. Tiernans well which lay in the vicinity of Kiltiernan Church (DU026-020001-). Not precisely located.Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy. Revised upload on: 14 April 2018. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

It is believed that at a spot called Lough an Airne or Lus Na nAirne (McGill 1976, 26) there was a graveyard (DG064-016001-) almost certainly the site of the original Ceall, (Church) which forms part of the name of Kiltoorish. The site is covered by a de Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

The OS Letters (1839) (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 45-6), refer to, ‘a holy well called Tobar Philip (Tober Philip) where there was a ‘Patron’ held until about sixty years ago. It was discontinued in consequence of a man named Byrne having been kill 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

Located towards the bottom of the N-facing slope of a low E-W ridge. Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Kiltrisk Well in gothic letters on both. This is a natural spring with no evidence of veneration. Kiltrisk church s Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]