Christian Sites

On W bank of River Dalua. Pump house now covers well. According to local information, well was dedicated to ‘Our Lady’; also local tradition that blood on stones of priest killed there gave it name ‘Tobar na gCloc Dearg’. According to Bowman (1934, 127), Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

In level rough pasture. According to local information, this spring well, which local people used, was filled in during the course of land reclamation. There are no visible remains of it.Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, on NE-facing slope. According to Bowman (1934, 480), holy well dedicated to St Lassar was situated c. 20 yds S of church (14017) and 10 yds W of townland boundary. He also records that ‘An aged resident, P. McCarthy remembers crutches to have Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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In pasture, on W side of stream at base of E-facing slope. Well is recessed into slope and covered by stone-built rectangular structure (H c. 1m; Wth c. 2m); off-central opening (H 0.8m; Wth 0.5m). On top of a structure is triangular stone decorated with Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

A slab, upon which some loose stones have been heaped, covers St. Columbkille’s well. It is about 20m from Columbkille’s Lough in wet land. It is probably to be associated with a penitential station (DG025-028—-) 40m to the S. Described by Ó Muirgh Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Near summit of Musheramore Mountain; second well (9291) on lower slopes to NW. Enclosed on three sides by wall of large stones; roofed with slabs upon which have been piled stones to form rough point; opening to S. Stone ledge inside partly covers well; Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Marked on all OS eds. The NW well is a small subrectangular spring well, open at SE and lined on three sides with stone and on the fourth with natural rock. A second well lies 10m to SE. This is a large, shallow pool faced with drystone masonry and natur Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

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In wooded glen, on N-facing slope. Stone-lined well; semicircular back wall (H 1.1m; Wth 1m). Run off flows N from well. According to O’Leary (1919, 84) ‘the number of people making “rounds” has diminished considerably’. Disused. O Murchadha (1967, 16) i 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