Christian Sites

Described as St. Anthony’s Well on the 1840 and the 1926 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and said to have had a pattern (Power, 1952, 415). It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Power, P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork Universi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

At the bottom of a W-facing slope, and just on the E bank of a SE-NW stream. A circular drystone well (diam. 0.9m) with a concrete superstructure which houses offerings. The well is open to the W and there are six white-painted pebbles at the opening. Th Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

At the bottom of the S-facing slope of an E-W ridge, at the junction with the flood-plain of the River Shannon. A small conserved D-shaped well (dims 1.2m x 0.9m) is within a circular enclosure (int. dims 9.8m E-W; 9.5m N-S) defined by a masonry wall (Wt Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Marked on the 1840-41 and 1939 OS maps as ‘St Bartholomew’s Well’.Situation and Description: A circular well of clear water constructed of drystone walling, it is situated in a grove of trees.Rounds/Offerings: Rounds are still made on Saturdays before Ma Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Some 60m N of a CBG (GA032-006—-). Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as ‘St. Brendan’s Grave and Well’. There are two holy wells here: (a, GA032-043—-) a natural spring, dried up at the time of visit, enclosed by a circular drystone wall (D 1.15m) w Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

The Early Christian and Medieval ecclesiastical complex at Kilmalkedar (KE042-026—-) lies at the foot of the W slopes of Reenconnell hill, overlooking Smerwick Harbour. The Reenconnell ridge peaks at 907 feet/276m to NE of the site and the area around Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Site of St Bridget’s Well, located in a partially reclaimed paddock 50m N of a corn mill (DU007-015006-) and 150m E of Gracedieu Augustinian Nunnery (DU007-015001-). Lady Well (DU007-015004-) located 220m to SSW. A stream rises E of the well site. No su Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, located at the base of a S-facing slope. There is a modern house c. 20m to SW. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as ‘St Bridgets Wells’ and on the 1916 edition as ‘St Bridget’s Wells (Site of)’. A circular pool (diam. 0.7m) is en Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 209) recorded the following details about St Broney’s Well; ‘Close to the ruin (LI039-012001-) called Kilbroney. The well is now dry and the stone work collapsing. Only a few old people have heard that it is a holy well. No traditio Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

This is marked on the 1840-41 and 1914 OS maps as ‘St Colman’s Well’ (Tobar Colmáin). Situation and Description: It is now closed up and the water piped to Ballylongford. Rounds: No devotions have taken place here in living memory. The well was visited Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

According to Jackson (1979-80, 160) the well was situated ‘in a big field called the “Sileacain”‘, (a rill) and was visited during the month of August for a cure for sore eyes and faces, but was subsequently flooded and was no longer visited. It lay near Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Described in gothic script as St. Cormick’s Well on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and located towards the bottom of a S-facing slope with an E-W stream c. 50m to the S and a N-S road c. 20m to the W. A pattern was held at the well on 22nd […]