Christian Sites

Situated in a slight S-N valley. According to Power (1895b, 137) the church of Kilbride (WA017-050001-) had a holy well nearby, which had been closed up even then. Its precise location is not known. Power, Rev. P. (1895b) The ancient ruined churches of Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

A holy well situated at ‘An Trá Bheag’ at the bottom of a cliff in Oughterard townland on the Loop Head peninsula is noted in Dinnseanchas III (p. 102, 104, 107) available at https://www.logainm.ie. The precise location of this well is unknown. This Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Toberwingan, a dry oval well (dims 2m x 1.5m; D 0.6m) enclosed by a drystone wall, is c. 50m SW of the church (RO026-016001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

A well which is depicted on the current edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch located a few metres NW of a possible church (DG027-019001-) marked on the map as ‘Tempodesha (Site of)’. Recorded by Kinahan in 1889/90 as ‘at the N.E. of this townland the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

On flat, low-lying ground c. 50m from the S shore of Lough Melvin. The site of St Mogue’s Well lies c. 150mto NE of the church (LE005-003001-). There is a slightly sunken area with some stones visible. According to John O’Donovan writing in the 1830s t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Spring well on the WSW side of a modern NNE-SSW laneway. The ENE half is defined by a very low wall with two concrete steps leading down to the water level. On the WSW side is a substantial, two-storey, approximately rectangular structure. At the basal l Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Located on a N-facing slope of Thur Mountain with the deep valley of a S-N stream immediately to the E. The townland name – Tullintaggart from Tulach an tSagairt, means the hill of the priest. The location is known locally and has been researched by Liam Gallagher, who discovered it is recorded in the Schools […]

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

Natural spring well depicted on OS 25-inch map in area immediately NW of Noughaval graveyard (WM016-012001-) which may be the remains of a holy well dedicated to St Finnian. The existence of this holy well located ‘just outside Noughaval cemetery’ is re 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 research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 […]

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 research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 […]

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 research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 […]