Christian Sites

Marked on the 1912 ‘OS 6-inch’ map as ‘St. Feighin’s Well’. Located at the foot of an ash tree on sloping ground. Described in the OS Letters as ‘a shed built of stones covered with green sods…Its waters are contained in a metal pan, around which is a Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Marked on the 1912 ‘OS 6-inch’ map as ‘Trinity Well’. Situated at the bottom of a river edge. When inspected in 1966 by ASI, three of its sides were surrounded by a well house of drystone walling and it had a lintelled roof with a modern concrete pedimen Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Marked on the 1912 ‘OS 6-inch’ map as ‘Castle Well’ and thought to possibly be dedicated to St. Denis (Bradley and King 1985, 152). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 August 2012 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated on flat poorly drained pasture overlooking Lough Derg to the N. A natural spring well which is enclosed by a modern concrete wall. The interior is paved around the circular well (diam. 0.93m; D 0.26m). Described in the Ordnance Survey Namebooks Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated in undulating rocky grassland with site of chapel (WM013-088—-) 280m to E. Ringfort (WM013-087—-) 140m to W and second ringfort (WM013-086—-) 130m to N. Large boulder known locally as ‘Finn Mac Cool’s Pebble’, described in 1967 as a mass rock located near E edge of field. Present remains consist of a natural boulder possibly […]

Situated on the SE side of a NE-SW stream on the E side of a N-S public road c. 60m N of Kiltoghert graveyard (LE027-079002-). It is described as ‘Big Well’ on the 1835 and 1911 editions of the OS 6-inch map, but was properly known as St Toccomhracht Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Lady’s Well on 1928 edition of 6-inch O.S. map, not on 1840 map. A clear bubbling spring in a grove of old whitethorn trees. Rounds are still made. The water cures sore eyes. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Situated on the SE side of an open area abutting onto a farmyard wall. Slab-built trough divided into three sections (dims. 5.85m x 2.6m; D 0.8m) fed by a spring, which fills the N trough. Named ‘Three Wells’ on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. A possible bullaun Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

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

Situated at the foot of a very steep S-facing slope overlooking a stream. Natural spring now piped into a trough. Price (1967, 437) suggests the original name is Tobar Aimheirgín, rather than a dedication to the Virgin Mary. The above description is de Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

According to OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 239), there was a holy well called ‘Tobarbriocain … on the estate of Mr. O’Kelly of Ticooly, near 1/2 a mile from the gate of Bredagh’. Not located. The above description is derived from the published Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Situated in a steep NE-facing rock outcrop, near a possible church site (WI035-030001-). Natural spring surrounded by boulders; recently tidied and embellished. Marked as ‘Tobernacla’ on 1838 OS 6-inch map, possibly tobar na cloiche or ‘well of the stone Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer