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Holy Well Tipperary

Toberone

In grassland with church (TS055-041001-) and graveyard (TS055-041002-) located 60m to SE. No surface remains visible of well described by O’Donovan as a holy well named after the Virgin St Sinech, the patroness of Cruachan Moy-Owney but no stations have Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Mayo

Toberoonaun

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

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Holy Well Westmeath

Toberoran

Situated in woodland, immediately SE of a public road. Templepatrick church (WM017-061—) and graveyard (WM017-061001-) located 900m to NE. Annotated ‘Toberoran’ on the 1837 OS 6-inch map. Described in 1980 as an unenclosed pool of stagnant water Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Galway

Toberoran

In flat marshland, c. 35m to the SW of the Killoran River. Named ‘Toberoran’ on the 1838 and 1947 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. This small natural spring is surrounded by traces of a low bank of earth and stone (max. H 0.3m). On inspection the well Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

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Holy Well Limerick

Toberpatrick

Situated 4.5m E of a field boundary, in flat pasture. The monument is heavily masked by scrub vegetation. The monument is a rectangular depression ( L 3.4m N-S; Wth. 2.6m E-W) much obscured by bramble overgrowth. The first two in a series of steps (L 0.5 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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Holy Well Wexford

Toberpatrick

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Toberpatrick in gothic lettering on both. It is situated on a slight SE-facing slope with a N-S stream c. 60m to the E. The well may have been approached between two substantial banks Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

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Holy Well Mayo

Toberpatrick

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Holy Well Wexford

Toberpatrick

Described as Toberpatrick on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated in an overgrown hollow on the N bank of a small NW-SE stream c. 200m W of where it emerges on the strand. There is no visible evidence of this feature. Compiled by: Mi Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

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Holy Well Clare

Toberpatrick

Period: Early Christian

Located in ROSSALIA, County CLARE. On a narrow terrace on the NE face of Abbey Hill with panoramic views to the N. A natural spring emerges from low bedrock terracing and is enclosed by a mortared stone wall (Wth 0.6m; H 1m over the interior) enclosing an area (L 1.6m; Wth 1.5m) with a bl […]

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Holy Well Roscommon

Toberpatrick

Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map and describe as ‘Toberpatrick’ on both. Situated on a level landscape. This is a rectangular well (dims 0.9m E-W; 0.6m N-S; D 0.2m) which is now choked with vegetation within a rectangular enclosure (R Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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Holy Well Wexford

Toberpatrick

Described as ‘Toberpatrick’ in gothic script on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 rounds were performed at the well until c. 1820 (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 46). It is located in a shallow basi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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Holy Well Kilkenny

Toberpatrick

On S bank of a the Nuenna river which lies 15m to the NE, on the flat, very wet, valley floor. Tubbrid church (KK013-03201-) lies c. 160m to the E. According to the OS Letters (1839), ‘There is a fine spring well a little to the south west of the ruin [c Monument Type: Ritual […]

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