Christian Sites

Holy Well dedicated to St Moling described in 1985 by the Castleisland Archaeological Survey as follows; ‘A spring well still bubbles to the surface here accompanied by a statue to St Molaing. The well is presently enclosed by a plastic fence which is s Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

According to the OS Letters (1839), there was, ‘a holy well called after Molua a few perches north of it but the present high road was passed over it many years ago and its spring driven to find another vent a little to the southeast where it, however, Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Located in KILMOON WEST, County CLARE. In flat pastureland. Named Tobermoon on the 1842 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Recorded by Robinson (1977) as Tobar Mhuadháin on his map of the Burren. In 1839 the OS Letters (Comber 1997, 70) recorded that stations were still performed here. According Archaeological Survey Reference: CL008-049003- Data sourced […]

In average pasture, located in an expanse of flat, poorly drained land that stretches c. 250m to N to the shores of Killala Bay. Immediately to S the ground rises abruptly for several meters to a rocky terrace on top of which there is a church (MA022-021 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Situated at the S extent of a low mound on a N-facing slope which descends to a stream in poorly drained, undulating pasture. Sheltered to N, E, S and with moderate views to W. Ó Danachair (1955, 213) describes it as ‘a small spring issuing beneath the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described as Tobermoyhir in gothic lettering on both. It is situated in the densely overgrown ravine of a small W-E stream, and on its N bank but it was not identified. There is no record that it Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 Eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Tobermunna on both. It is located on SE-facing slope c. 350m N of the site of St. Munna’s original church (WX041-008003-). Access is by a narrow walled path (L c. 60m) from the stree Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

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, located at the base of a S-facing slope in a narrow stream valley, c. 50m to NW of the mouth of the stream where it debouches into the estuary of the River Moy. This holy well in named ‘Tobermurry’ on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps. It Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

On NW side of low valley with stream flowing to NE. Well, described in 1955 (Ó Danachair 1955, 210) as ‘a small rectangular well with a poor spring in a little grove of whitethorn trees’, has recently been completely modernised. Rectangular pool (0.9m x Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Descirbed as Tobermurry – Mary’s Well – on the 1839 and 1923 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope of a NE-SW ridge, with spurs of the hill extending to the E and S within c. 500m, and at the source of a NW-SE s Monument […]

At the bottom of a S-facing slope. In 1704 Edmund Goldsmith, uncle of the poet, Oliver, complained in a letter of the large crowd that assembled at St Mary’s well near Elphin during August and would meet again in September (Burke 1914, 446). This is an o Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]