Christian Sites

St. Brendan’s Well/Tobar Bréanainn: Situated on the bank of a small river about 250m W of the estuary of the Owenmore river and less than 100m NW of the medieval church at Cloghane (KE035-025—-). No trace of the well is now visible. Rounds were made h Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

On a N-facing slope in grassland. This is one of three holy wells, all natural springs, dedicated to St Brendan (GA098-068001-, GA098-068002-, and GA098-068003-). GA098-068002- is located c. 25m to the E of GA098-068001-, and 2m to the N of GA098-068003- Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On a N-facing slope in grassland. This is one of three holy wells, all natural springs, dedicated to St Brendan (GA098-068001-, GA098-068002-, and GA098-068003-). GA098-068001- is the westernmost well, located c.25m to the W of the other two. It is delim Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On a N-facing slope in grassland, at the foot of a rock outcrop. This is one of a series of three holy wells, all natural springs, dedicated to St Brendan (GA098-068001-, GA098-068002-, and GA098-068003-). GA098-068003- is located c. 25m to the E of GA09 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Located in GOWLAUN, County CLARE. 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 Archaeological Survey Reference: CL008-046—- Data sourced from the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.

Located towards the top of the E-facing slope of a broad drumlin, and N of the graveyard (LE025-008002-). Described in gothic lettering as ‘St. Bridget’s Well’ only on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map, it is one of two dedicated to St Bridget Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

On flat poorly drained land with abbey church (WM034-002001-), graveyard (WM034-002003-) to the S and the Moat of Pass (WM034-003—-) 140m to the SSE. Disused well consisting of an oval-shaped dried up hollow (dims. 3.8m E-W; 3m N-S; D 0.7-1m) with old Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described in gothic lettering on both as ‘St Bridget’s Well’. It is situated on a level landscape. This is a natural rectangular spring (dims c. 5m E-W; c. 2m N-S) surrounded by field stones and o Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Located in a slight E-W valley at the S foothills of Slievecoiltia Hill, and just on the N side of a small NE-SW stream. A well is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as St. Bridget’s Well in gothic lettering on both. Thi Monument Type: Ritual site […]

Within graveyard (CW017-039005-) to S of church (CW017-039001-) is St Brigid’s Well, now a modern shrine. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On the E-facing slope of a slight ridge with limestone outcrop and scrub. A sunken cleft (dims. 0.7m x 0.7m; D 0.35m) forms the well, now dry, located in a concrete surround (dims. 3.8m N-S; 2.3m E-W) with a timber seat nearby and gravel paths approachin Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Marked as St. Bridget’s Well on the 1839 and 1924 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on the NE bank of a small NW-SE stream. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 the pattern was held on the 1st February until c. 1830 (O’Flanagan 1933, v Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]