Christian Sites

Now a fenced off oval pond (diams. 4m N-S; 2m E-W; D 0.8m) in a roadside garden, with some stone lining visible at the S-end. Shares the townland’s name, and, according to Fitzgerald, (1919, 258), ‘Though not now resorted to for cures, this is a Blesse Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In lowlying, rough pasture, located 5m S of a canalised stream and c. 70m SW of the shore of Lough Coughlan, and overlooked to SW by an esker/gravel ridge, now partly quarried out.This holy well is indicated on the 1838 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps where it i Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

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

Located in OUGHTMAMA, County CLARE. At the head of the valley with excellent views to the W and over Oughtmama ecclesiastical complex (CL003-032—-). Indicated and named ‘Tobercolman’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Tobar Cholmáin’ on Robinson’s map (1 Archaeological Survey Reference: CL003-035001- Data sourced from the Archaeological […]

Tobercolman/Tobar Colmáin: This well is located in poor upland pasture on the S side of Cloon valley. An early ecclesiastical site (KE082-020007-) occurs 650m to W and a bullaun stone is located on the wall of a hut 40m to E (KE082-081—-). A paving of Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

At the base of an E-facing rocky slope, in rough pasture largely overgrown with hazel. Indicated and named ‘Tobercolman’ on the 1842 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. O’Curry (Comber 1997, 77) recorded it as dedicated to ‘St Colman of Bairé’ and recorded t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, on break in NNE-facing slope. Within rectangular area (6.5m N-S; 9m E-W), enclosed by concrete wall, is box-like structure (1.7m N-S; 1.7m E-W; H 3.2m) of cut and dressed limestone covering spring well (diam. 0.4m). Opening to E where low sto Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Flat marshy area, on N bank of Glashanagark River. No visible surface trace of holy well. According to Ó Danachair (1955, 215) ‘famous for the cure for sore eyes … rounds are still made, but not often … rags, coins and small religious objects left a Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In dense scrub, 100m from shore of Lough Carra to W. Circular dry-stone wall (diam. 3.3m N-S; H 0.9m; Wth 0.5m), with entrance on S, enclose heavily overgrown well site. Dedicated to St. Columbkille. Stations were performed here on Mondays and Thursdays 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, in depression of a gentle N-facing slope. No visible surface trace. Natural spring well rising c. 38m to S of drain flanking northern field boundary. Named ‘Tobercore’ on 1954 Os map. According to local information, rags were hung around the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Natural spring annotated as ‘Well’ on 25-inch OS map may be the well after which the townland was named. In 1488 a Dominican Friary (WM017-098—-) was founded at ‘Fons-chormaici’ or Tobercormick (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 234). This well may be the site Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer