Christian Sites

A natural spring well from which the townland is named, in the parish of Balscaddan, barony of Balrothery East. The county boundary with Meath marked by the Delvin River lies 330m to the N and Gormanston Bridge (DU001-010/ME034-007—-) crossing this ri Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Situated on a gentle rise in poorly drained pasture. The monument, named ‘Toberstroke’ on the OS 1924 map, consists of a spring located immediately to the SW of a very large old ash tree with a whitethorn tree immediately to the W. The spring fills a sha Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Toberteh/An Tobar Te (the warm well): This well is now very overgrown but it has previously been described as ‘a rapid spring about 5 feet (1.5m) in diameter’ (OSNB Kilmalkedar, 34) and more recently as a ‘marshy hollow’ (Ó Danachair 1960, 74). Stations Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS maps as ‘Toberteh’ (Tobar Te).Situation and Description: No surface trace of this well survives today. According to OSNB, the well derived its name (Toberte – hot water) ‘from its quality being so remarkably warm that ne Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Disused holy well which has been covered over and totally inaccessible. Known locally as Tober Dligh O Rurke (OSFNB 1838-40, 605). The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly’ (Dublin: Stationery Office Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

St Mary’s holy well lies in S quadrant of Balscaddan graveyard (DU001-003002-), 20m SSW of medieval church ruins (DU001-003001-). Folklore collected in 1934 from Balscadden National School recorded the following beliefs about St Mary’s Well; ‘Situated in Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated on a severe E-facing slope overlooking Whiting Bay and at the side of a steep street. It is known as ‘St Uchta’s or St Ita’s Well’ which was formerly venerated (OS Name Books). The well opens-out under rock outcrop as a recess (Wth 0.65m Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Natural spring well cut out of natual bedrock, no known religious associations or votive offerings at the well. May be just the remains of a secular well, however Stonepark graveyard (OF014-010001-) is located to the SW and may have some association with Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On the N bank of a stream in pastureland. Named ‘Toberusta’ on the 1838 edition and 1947-8 revision of the OS 6-inch map. This flooded well (D 0.6 to 0.8m on the day of visit) is delimited along the N side by a semi-circular drystone wall (Wth 0.6m; Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described in italic lettering as Teberwonaghan on both. According to UaDubhgaill (1925, 97-8) this is properly Toberonoghan or Tobar Onchon. Onchu was an early saint renowned for collecting relics Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer