Christian Sites

Situated on poorly drained land, in the middle of a flat pasture field, on the N side of a small valley. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a well named ‘Tobernakill’. Carn Castle (WM030-030—-) lies c. 100m to SE. Levelled monumen Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

According to Jackson (1979-80, 145), the monument was formerly the focus of a pattern on June 24th, but is no longer venerated. At the W foot of a low rise, this overgrown, unenclosed spring-well is the source of a small tributary which flows c. 180m NW Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

At base of E-facing slope of low rising ground in undulating wet reclaimed land with good views in all directions. Natural spring well which appears to have been widened and deepened with no structural remains of any well house or structure covering the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Some 50m SW of Teampall na Seacht Mac Rí (GA119-081001-). Noted by O’Flaherty in 1684 (Hardiman 1846, 86), it is known locally as Tobar Chinndeirge and dedicated to the saint of that name (Robinson 1980). It consists of a natural spring delimited by a l Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Possible holy well depicted as ‘Tobernamasal’ on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map bit not indicated on later revised editions of the OS maps. Situated at the base of Kinturk Hill on the demesne lands of Kinturk House. Well is enclosed by flagstones and accor Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Situated towards the head of a flat-bottomed N-S valley, with an E-W stream c. 40m to the S. This is a natural spring, now overgrown, where a pattern was formerly held on August 15th, according to J. O’Donovan writing c. 1840 (O’Flanagan 1929, 79). It Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In pasture, adjacent to a field fence, located immediately N of a small rise. Named ‘Tobermolt’ on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps, this well was, according to the 1838 OS Letters, formerly used as a holy well (O’Flanagan 1927, 176-7 (93-4)). At t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

This is marked on the 1841-42 and 1898 OS maps as ‘Tobernamolt’ (Tobar na Molt – well of the wethers).Situation and Description: This well is approached by a path through the fields. This site consists of a small rectangular enclosure (KE021-115001-) whi 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

Located in KILCORNEY, County CLARE. At the base of a SE-facing slope on the floor of Kilcorney Valley, in a craggy area covered with trees on the edge of extensively reclaimed pasture. Named ‘Tobernanangel’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map and recorded as Tobar na n-Aing Archaeological Survey Reference: CL009-029001- […]

Marked similarly on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and described by John O’Donovan c. 1840 as a holy well (O’Flanagan, 1929, 26). It is situated about the mid-point of a steep S-facing slope. This is a rectangular masonry structure (L 1.85m; Wth 1.05 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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