Christian Sites

St Cronan’s Well is a natural spring well in a hollow marked by a tree SW of Glassmore Abbey (DU011-019—-). No longer venerated. This was formerly a station well. There is a local tradition that the water cures some eyes and chicken pox (Ó Danachair 1 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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

Located on a gentle E-facing slope on the E side of Kilcummin Head, overlooking Killala Bay. This holy well is named ‘St. Cummin’s Well’ on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps. It was traditionally visited on the last Sunday in July, known as ‘Garla Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In woodland on the S side of a drumlin close to a stream and c. 50m to the N of a burial ground (GA040-007—-). This holy well is roughly subcircular in plan (dim. 1m; D 0.4m) and is defined by an arc of small boulders with traces of walling at W and N Monument Type: […]

Indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map as ‘St. Dallan’s Well’, this is the original location of the holy well which was subsequently moved c. 40m to the N (see KK023-054—-). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 376), ‘the well was removed to its Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Described in 1977 as a natural spring well dedicated to St. David, that is covered by a small rectangular stone built structure (int. dims. 1,73m E-W x 1.63m N-S; wall T 0.51m). The structure is built of rough rubble stones bonded with a rough mortar, n Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as St. Davin’s Well in gothic lettering on both. St. Damhán of Feamore in Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow was one of the brothers of St. Abán of Adamstown (WX031-023001-) (Ó Riain 2011, 256 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Situated on a shelf on top of cliffs overlooking Ardmore Bay to the N. St Declan’s Well has a masonry superstructure and is just 20m W of Dysert church (WA040-011001-). It has two openings and is surmounted by two (originally three) crosses, all late m Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Marked on Taylor and Skinner’s map (1777) and the 1835 and 1912 OS 6-inch maps as ‘St. Dennis’s Well’. When inspected in 1966 by ASI it was described as a ‘rectangular pool enclosed on three sides by mortared stone wall and roofed with double coating of Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In level marshy terrain. Set into N face of field boundary, travelling on WNW-ESE axis, is circular spring (diam. c. 0.5m; D c. 0.6m); stone facing, of small roughly-cut flags, only evident at SSW side of spring. Ground immediately surrounding spring is Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Possible ecclesiastical enclosure (WM005-008002-) immediately to NE, Rathaspic church (WM005-008—-) and graveyard (WM005-008001-) 200m to ENE, Rathaspic Castle (WM005-009—-) 250m E. In the late 1930s the following folklore about St. Dermot’s Well wa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In low-lying undulating pastureland, c. 9m to the W of a N-S running road. Named St. Dima’s Well on the 1838 and 1929 editions of the OS 6-inch maps, though details from The Schools’ Collection (https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4583354/4582269 last acce Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer