Christian Sites

Natural spring well situated at the bottom of an E-facing hillslope with a church (TS046-002001-) and graveyard (TS046-002003-) to the W. This is a natural spring which runs into the adjoining stream immediately to the E of the well. There is no evidence Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

At W-end of pasture field. Oval pond (c. 7m N-S; 11m E-W) defined by earthen field boundary SW-NNW but overgrown with briars NNW-ESE. Area heavily poached by cattle. Described by Ó Danachair (1955, 206) as ‘a good spring … now used for watering cattle Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Holy Well recorded in 1936 as ‘There is a Holy Well at Toigh Tunnaigh, about half a mile from the ” Rock Chapel,” Ballyshannon. Turus still made, but on no particular day. Rags on the bushes around’ (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 144). Compiled by Caimin O’Brien Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS maps as ‘Tobernaseeth’ (Tobar na Saighead – well of the arrows).Situation and Description: This well is situated in a large field to the right of Kissane’s house. It has now been covered over by a concrete building, and Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In good pasture, NE of ecclesiastical enclosure ‘Killeenaskeagh’ (MA118-047001-). Oval-shaped, dry stone wall (3.5m N-S; 5.2m E-W) encloses a well (D 0.4m), 1.1m below ground level. Two steps at the entrance (Wth 1.7m) on the NW lead to water. The above Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Described in 1976 as a ‘fine spring still flowing. It is directly to the W of a ringfort (WM024-063—-). At the E head of the well is a limestone boulder (WM024-060001-) of square shape which may have been deliberately erected there’ (SMR File 23/ Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Marked on the 1842 and 1916 OS maps as ‘Tobernasool’ (Tobar na Súl – well of the eyes), this is also known as St Brigid’s Well. Situation and Description: This well lies 200 yards NE of St Dahalin’s Church (KE014-001—-). A clear spring in a little ho Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

On a S-facing slope in grassland close to the head of Loughnahalla Bay. According to Holt (1912, 246-7), this holy well, associated with ‘St. Sornia’, had ‘virture on any Friday’ but was mainly patronised on Garland Sunday, the last Sunday in Jul Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Tobernastellagh/Tobar na Stéilleach: According to Ó Danachair (1960, 78), no tradition survives regarding this well, now contained within a concrete surround. See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke. The above description is derived Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On the floor of an E-W valley, c. 150m S of Kilnamona church (CL033-006001-). A rectangular stone-lined depression (dims. 0.85m E-W; 0.2m N-S; D 0.3m) which is now dry, but where ailing children were laid in the 19th century (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 65) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

This well is marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS maps as ‘Tobernaughtin’ (St Naughtin’s Well). Situation and Description: Originally this well was ‘a small pool overhung by a clump of whitethorn trees’ (O’Danachair, 1958, JRSAI 88, 153-164). All that remai Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located towards the head of a sligt NW-SE valley. The well, known as Tobar na bhFiacal – the Teeth Well, and described as such on the 1840 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map is an open pond (dims. 4m N-S; 2-3m E-W), which may be an origin of the stream in Monument Type: […]