Christian Sites

At the NW-foot of an esker. Now a domestic water source, contained in a concrete pump-house. While the representation of the site on the latest ed. (1911) of the OS 6-inch map does suggest a holy well, the site is not named on the 1st ed. (1838) of the O Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

This cross has been described by King (2005, 22-3) as follows: ‘The second early medieval cross is located upside down in the centre of the graveyard. It is also carved from sandstone and stands 47cm above present ground level, with a further 15cm (minimum) below ground, and has a width of 26cm by 14cm. Two […]

In pasture, towards E side of field. Open well with stone and concrete surround, overflow exits to SW. Stone slab set into NW side inscribed by pilgrims with five simple crosses: one large cross with smaller one in each of four angles; single cup beside Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Situated on the floor of a slight N-S valley c. 10m W of a small NW-SE stream, and on the E side of a NE-SW road. The well is rectangular with a concrete vaulted canopy surmounted by a cross. The arched opening on the NE side has a plaque over it inscrib Monument Type: Ritual […]

Situated in a slight S-N valley. According to Power (1895b, 137) the church of Kilbride (WA017-050001-) had a holy well nearby, which had been closed up even then. Its precise location is not known. Power, Rev. P. (1895b) The ancient ruined churches of Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated in a broad river basin, close to the source of a SE-NW stream, which is c. 200m to the S. It is known as Toor Well, and dedicated to St Declan, but it may also be known as Tobar na Bhféithíní – Well of the veins – or as Tobar Mháire na Féit Monument […]

A holy well situated at ‘An Trá Bheag’ at the bottom of a cliff in Oughterard townland on the Loop Head peninsula is noted in Dinnseanchas III (p. 102, 104, 107) available at https://www.logainm.ie. The precise location of this well is unknown. This Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Toberwingan, a dry oval well (dims 2m x 1.5m; D 0.6m) enclosed by a drystone wall, is c. 50m SW of the church (RO026-016001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

A well which is depicted on the current edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch located a few metres NW of a possible church (DG027-019001-) marked on the map as ‘Tempodesha (Site of)’. Recorded by Kinahan in 1889/90 as ‘at the N.E. of this townland the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

On flat, low-lying ground c. 50m from the S shore of Lough Melvin. The site of St Mogue’s Well lies c. 150mto NE of the church (LE005-003001-). There is a slightly sunken area with some stones visible. According to John O’Donovan writing in the 1830s t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Spring well on the WSW side of a modern NNE-SSW laneway. The ENE half is defined by a very low wall with two concrete steps leading down to the water level. On the WSW side is a substantial, two-storey, approximately rectangular structure. At the basal l Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Located on a N-facing slope of Thur Mountain with the deep valley of a S-N stream immediately to the E. The townland name – Tullintaggart from Tulach an tSagairt, means the hill of the priest. The location is known locally and has been researched by Liam Gallagher, who discovered it is recorded in the Schools […]