Christian Sites

According to the OS Letters (1839), there was, ‘a holy well called after Molua a few perches north of it but the present high road was passed over it many years ago and its spring driven to find another vent a little to the southeast where it, however, Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Located in KILMOON WEST, County CLARE. In flat pastureland. Named Tobermoon on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Recorded by Robinson (1977) as Tobar Mhuadháin on his map of the Burren. In 1839 the OS Letters (Comber 1997, 70) recorded that stations were still performed here. According Archaeological Survey Reference: CL008-049003- Data sourced […]

In average pasture, located in an expanse of flat, poorly drained land that stretches c. 250m to N to the shores of Killala Bay. Immediately to S the ground rises abruptly for several meters to a rocky terrace on top of which there is a church (MA022-021 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Situated at the S extent of a low mound on a N-facing slope which descends to a stream in poorly drained, undulating pasture. Sheltered to N, E, S and with moderate views to W. Ó Danachair (1955, 213) describes it as ‘a small spring issuing beneath the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described as Tobermoyhir in gothic lettering on both. It is situated in the densely overgrown ravine of a small W-E stream, and on its N bank but it was not identified. There is no record that it Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 Eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Tobermunna on both. It is located on SE-facing slope c. 350m N of the site of St. Munna’s original church (WX041-008003-). Access is by a narrow walled path (L c. 60m) from the stree Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

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On flat ground on the NW side of a NE-SW ridge, and c. 130m NNW of Kilmurry Church (CL038-010001-). Named on the OS maps in Gothic script as ‘Tobermurry’ (from Muire) and described in the Ordnance Survey Letters as a defunct holy well (O’Flanagan 1928, v Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Tobarnabobaunia in gothic script on both. The name is more properly Tobar na Bó Báine – the white cow’s well (pers. comm. C. Ó Crualaoich). It is situated at the bottom of the steep Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Located in pasture towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. It is described as Tobar na mBráthar – the Brothers’ Well – on the 1840 and 1926 eds of the OS 6-inch map. This is a small drystone well (diam. 1.8m), which was venerated (OS Name Books) but is Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

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In a hollow (0.94m below the field) in flat pasture. Spring well consisting of a natural pool (diam. 10m x 6m) with a steep-sided stream running off it. Power (1908, 17) translated ‘Tobernacally’ as ‘The Hag’s (or Nun’s) Well’ and ‘according to local bel Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]