Christian Sites

Located on a high plateau with a slight S-facing slope. It is described as St. Michael’s Well on the 1840 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map, but there is no evidence of, or record of, veneration. It does not survive in a coniferous forest. Date of uploa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Described as ‘St Mochua’s Well’ on the 1840 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map. Situated at the bottom of a S-facing slope, and just on the N bank of the E-W Greagagh River, c. 2 km E of where it joins the N-S River Blackwater and c. 300m W of Clashmore c Monument […]

Located at the bottom of a NE-facing slope and c. 30m from the W bank of a NW-SE stream. It is described as St Mogue’s Well on the 1840 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and is now located under the Ferns to Gorey road (N11). It was enclosed in 1847 whe Monument […]

Described as St. Moling’s Well on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the NE bank of a NW-SE stream, in its steep-sided valley. This is a U-shaped well (dims. 1.25m E-W; 0.8m N-S) defined by a drystone wall and open to the E. It i Monument Type: Ritual […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 207) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘St Molua’s Well on 1840 map. A clear spring in an open field 250 yards east of Emlygrennan church (ruined). A circular wall about the well, and a life size statue of the saint Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

High Cross located in Carlow.

Situated towards the top of the W-facing slope of a N-S ridge. The parish church of Kill St Nicholas (WA018-007001-) and its graveyard (WA018-007002-) are associated with the site of St Nicholas’ Well is c. 15m to SW, and evident as a concrete-lined holl Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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

Described in gothic lettering as St. Paul’s Well on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as Pollpeasty on the 1925 ed. It is situated in a slight W-E valley. It is a natural spring that is now overgrown and the source of a small W-E stream, but it is Monument Type: Ritual […]

In the centre of Peterswell village. This spring well, dedicated to St Peter, is enclosed within a well-built mortared wellhouse constructed of mortared rubble limestone walls and a pitched roof of flagstones. The square-headed doorway is to the SE and i Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located in MOLLANEEN, County CLARE. In the SE corner of a field E of Dysert O’Dea church (CL025-091001-) and 240m SE of the high cross of St Tola (CL025-091094—-). St Tola’s well or Tobar Bhanala. Stations were held here on the feast of St Tola, 30 March, for on that day in 734 ‘To Archaeological […]

Located at the bottom of a N-facing slope and c. 300m ESE of Killary church (ME012-020—-). This is annotated as ‘St Toole’s Well’ in gothic lettering on the 1836 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch map, and according to John O’Donovan in 1836 (H Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]