Christian Sites

A ‘Holy Well’ no longer venerated where a small stream goes underground. The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th cen Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On W side of river. Well, described in 1955 (Ó Danachair 1955, 211) as ‘a hole, about two inches in diameter and three inches deep in a sloping rock surface on the edge of a little stream’, could not be located. Possibly obscured by overgrowth which abo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Overgrown; inaccessible. Name suggests association with church or burial ground but no tradion of holy use. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 19 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Ó Danachair (1955, 216) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘St John’s Well (site of) on 1927 edition of 6-inch map. Now forms part of Hospital waterworks. Devotions ceased over fifty years ago. Rounds were made formerly and a bush (no 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

The following description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision 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

‘Tobersool’ is a flagstone-covered well, situated near a stream on the side of a sloping field in wet rushy land. The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

OS 41 (Precise location not discovered) 56. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as ‘Holy Well at Culhame, a quarter of a mile north-east of Mullaghduff N. S. A turus or station is made there yet. The well was dedicated to St. Dubhthach’ (Ó Muirgheasa 19 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Situated on a fairly level landscape, and at the N edge of rath (ME021-013001-). St Columbkille’s Well is marked only on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is depicted with a tree beside it, but it had been closed and a pumphouse erected ov Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

A natural well, now overgrown, is locally believed to be ‘holy’ and to have curative properties. The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, c. 100m SSW of burial ground (14148). Trapezoidal open well lined with concrete; pipe outflow to S. No evidence for holy use.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork’ ( Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer