Christian Sites

This natural spring well is now housed in a modern pump house supplying water to the local households. There is no tradition of patterns or any saint associated with this well. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventor Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Toberfinnan/Tobar Fhionáin: This well is situated on the lower E slopes of Feaghmaan mountain, Valencia Island, adjacent to a ceallúnach burial ground (KE079-109—-). Rectangular in form, it is lined by slate slabs. Two modern slate slabs stand over t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Toberfintan/Tobar Fíonáin: There are 3 holy wells grouped closely together here on the boundary between Kinard East and West. Tobarfintan is covered with concrete flags, and a concrete cross, on the stone platform or altar above the well, bears the dat Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In SW and SE corners of a rectangular graveyard (GA009D014002-) c. 40m SW of the church (GA009D014001-) and close by a stream. The SW well, correctly Tobar Flannáin (GA009D014004-), consists of a natural spring, dry at time of visit, with a rectangular Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On shore of Lough Nakilla c. 30m SW of a church (GA035-048001-). This well, correctly Tobar Fhlannáin, consists of a natural spring delimited by an oval earth and stone enclosure (2.8m by 2.25m) with an entrance at N. Some modern offerings are visible. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

This is marked on the 1841-42 and 1897-98 OS maps as ‘Toberflyn’. Situation and Description: From what was formerly a strong spring issuing from a heap of stones, there is now a spout with a good flow of clear water. The well has been embellished with a Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Possible holy well depicted as ‘Toberfoolagh’ on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch and on the 1910 revised OS 6-inch map as ‘Toberfoolagh (Site of)’ suggesting that the well was levelled or filled in between these dates. The site of the well was described in 1985 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In wetland, 20m E of Kilfraughaun Church (MA121-097001-). A spring, emerging from under a beech tree, running into a large stream with other water sources. Dedicated to Saint Fursagh. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated within a cluster of ecclesiastical monuments associated with an enclosure (MA085-012001-). The well lies on relatively level but soggy ground 5.3m to N of the enclosure. Externally, this spring well resembles a small loose cairn, D-shaped in pla Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located in GRAGAN EAST, County CLARE. Near the base of a steep NW-facing rock face under dense hazel scrub, just off the R480. Indicated and named Tobergahard on both the first edition (1842) and later, Cassini edition (1916) of the OS 6-inch map. A small, natural spring emerging from the Archaeological Survey Reference: CL005-093—- Data […]

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

Holy well or natural spring dedicated to St. Deborah that is annotated ‘Tobergal’ on the 1838 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Situated in area of scrub in upland area immediately E of a stream which marks townland boundary with Scrageen. Ringfort (TN037-032001-) w Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer