Christian Sites

On the valley bottom, a few meters S of stream. The OS Letters (1839) refer to this well as, ‘Tobar na Súl’, that is the ‘Well of the Eyes, at the distance of a quarter of a mile east of the Church [of Rathlogan KK008-082001-]. This well, as may be infe Monument Type: Ritual site […]

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

Cistercian monks founded 1861; temporary refuge for monks evicted from Melleray, France

In pasture, on W-facing slope. Rectangular stone lined well built into slope with lintelled stone cover; opening to W partially closed by large stone slab. Now used as drinking trough for cattle.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archae Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In densely overgrown ground, adjacent to a road. A subcircular stone-lined well (2m x 1.8m; D 0.5m) fed from S by a small stream which in turn is fed from a larger stream c. 20m to S. A stone step leads down into the well on the N side. There are four ot Monument Type: […]

Knights Hospitaller possible camera or frankhouse, hospital or hospice, limb of Castleboys

According to MacDonagh (1936, 193), there was a holy well known as ‘Tubber-Padraig’ in Rathnakelliga townland at which ‘stations’ were performed during penal times. The exact location of this well is not known. The above description is derived from the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Reference to a venerable yew tree growing over the Yew Tree Well. The tree has decayed and rotted away by 1838 (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 139-40). A wet area around a whitethorn tree may indicate the site of the well. Church (LA027-004-) and well were dedic Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Described by Harbison (1992, vol. 1, 47) as following; ‘There are the remains of two crosses (WM027-066003-) on the site of the old monastery of Clonfad. The head and part of the shaft of a sandstone cross, 1.47m high and 1.02m across the arms. The shaft has a maximum thickness of 26cm. The north arm, […]

This well is not marked on any edition of the OS maps.Situation and Description: This well was meant to lie about 20 yards N of Rattoo Abbey (KE009-056004-). However, no surface trace of the well survives today. About 120 years ago, the landowner (Gunn) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

The OS Letters refer to a well dedicated to St. Comghall where stations were held (CLAJ 1921, 34). It was also known as ‘Tobercoole’ and marked as such on the 1865 OS map (revision) (Coyle 1956, 194-5). Not located when inspected by ASI in 1967. Compile Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as ‘there is a Holy Well and graveyard on Rathlin O’Byrne Island. A faithful few still perform the turus there. The well is variously attributed to St. Naal, St. Ciaran, and St. Assicus of Elphin. St. Ciaran’s ruined ch Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]