Christian Sites

Annotated ‘Tobernapiobaire’ (Tobar an Phíobaire /The Piper’s Well) on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is shown as a spring well with stream flowing N from N side of well. Outline of well visible on Digital Globe orthoimages taken between 2011-1 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 head of a high cross was formerly built into the roadside wall in the NE corner of the graveyard at Girley (ME023-022—-) but was removed between the 1960s (Harbison 1990-1, 134-8) and 1984 (Moore 1987, 136, No. 1408). A small sketch of this was published by Crawford (1926, 9-10). (Harbison 1992, 94) 112636,ME00192,HICR,ME005-071002-,MEATH,NOBBER,R183028,682390,786486,53.821353209999998,-6.748685900000000,Cross – […]

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

A holy well known as Lady’s Well was situated to NE of chruch (LA021-010001-). St Molua’s Well (LA021-047002-) was situated in the next field. Unlocated holy well known as Lady’s Well within townland described by Carrigan as ‘Her holy well called ‘Lady’s Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, on E side of field fence. Well lined with wall of stone and cement. Wall built up on one side to encase flat unmarked slab. Metal cross mounted on top of wall. According to local information, ‘visited in May and associated with Our Lady’. Loc Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Situated in a N facing cliff edge overlooking a grassy field adjacent to the coastline and the railway line. A holy well consisting of a brick built vault partially covering a chamber which leads into a lintelled recess. This originally lead into a furth Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Situated in a hollow on a marked SE-facing slope, 160m NW of ‘Trinity’ (Ballyhenry) graveyard (WI019-021001-). Natural spring marked by some loose boulders and a modern wooden cross. The pattern day was held on Trinity Sunday (the first Sunday after Whit Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

At the NW-foot of an esker. Now a domestic water source, contained in a concrete pump-house. While the representation of the site on the latest ed. (1911) of the OS 6-inch map does suggest a holy well, the site is not named on the 1st ed. (1838) of the O Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

This cross has been described by King (2005, 22-3) as follows: ‘The second early medieval cross is located upside down in the centre of the graveyard. It is also carved from sandstone and stands 47cm above present ground level, with a further 15cm (minimum) below ground, and has a width of 26cm by 14cm. Two […]

In pasture, towards E side of field. Open well with stone and concrete surround, overflow exits to SW. Stone slab set into NW side inscribed by pilgrims with five simple crosses: one large cross with smaller one in each of four angles; single cup beside Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Situated on the floor of a slight N-S valley c. 10m W of a small NW-SE stream, and on the E side of a NE-SW road. The well is rectangular with a concrete vaulted canopy surmounted by a cross. The arched opening on the NE side has a plaque over it inscrib Monument Type: Ritual […]