Christian Sites

St. Columkille’s well is now a modernised water spout. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as ‘There is a St. Colmcille’s Well on the shore at Moville’ (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 161). (Ó Muirgheasa no. 105). The above description was derived from the ‘Archa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On E side of stream, in wooded area, on mass-path connecting road to E with Mitchelstown to W. Open, U-shaped well lined with brick and backed by low brick wall; area of brick paving around edge. ‘For nine days before and nine days after the feast of Sai Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

The Ordnance Survey Letters (1838-40) record that ‘about ¼ a mile S.E. of the church in a hollow on the brink of the cliff and under the very nose of Bray head, they show a well called by some the church well, but by the older people Patricks well’ (O’F Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

Porthaw holy well is covered by a large boulder on the N face of which is a wheeled cross carved in relief. It is situated at the foot of Crockacashel on the foreshore. The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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 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

In pasture, on steep hillside. Water-filled hollow under sycamore tree; roots of tree exposed and enclose well; filled by water dripping through roots. Some water now drains into trough to SE.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeolo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Killanin and Duignan (1967, 302) describe the church in Ballyogan as, ‘Páirc an Teampaill, alias the Chapel Field, site in turn of an early monastery (High Cross now at Graiguenamanagh) and a manorial church’, giving the location as half a mile W of Galmoy Castle, by the roadside. The church, though not indicated on any […]

On a S-facing slope c. 25m from W bank of a stream flowing roughly N-S, in pasture. According to Power (1908, 9-10) the field is known as the ‘Field of the Early Church Site’ and was sacred to St. Bearachan. The red sandstone mass-rock (H 0.81m) is located immediately W face of a N-S field […]

According to Power (1952, 22) there was a holy well called Tobar Naoimh Gibéin – St Geibin’s Well at Ballyphillip. It remains unlocated. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. Compiled by: Michael Moore 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

Piped spring on the edge of a natural platform, situated on the slope of a stream valley. There are no local traditions, although Price (1958, 355-6) mentions it was formerly the location of a pattern, and that it had a cure for headaches. The above des Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]