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Christian Sites

Explore Ireland's sacred Christian heritage sites including Holy Wells and High Crosses

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Holy Well Antrim

close by the church is Tubernacool holy well

Period: Early Christian

Holy well mentioned in historical records of Skerry Monastery. founded by St. Patrick; mentioned by Tírechan c.670 as – ad montem Scirte ad locum petrae.. vestigium pedis; N/E of the old church ruins lies a patch of rock with a depression known as St Patrick’s…

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Monastery Ruin

Cluain-imurchir

early monastic site, in existence in the time of St Abban

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Christian Ruin

Coleraine Killowen

Founded: 1248

founded 1248

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Christian Ruin

Conna Preceptory 

purported Knights Hospitaller[notes 45]

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Christian Ruin

Coole Preceptory

Founded: 1296

Knights Templar founded 1296 by a de Barry

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Christian Ruin

Cork Hospital and Cell

Founded: c.1191

Benedictine monks dependent on Waterford founded c.1191; united to Bath before 1204; dissolved 1536

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Christian Ruin

Cork Preceptory

Founded: before 1212

Knights Hospitaller (mistakenly given as Knights Templar[notes 50]) hospice rather than regular preceptory, founded before 1212, confirmed to the Hospitallers by Innocent III; built 1292; dissolved 16th century?; passed to the Crown

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Holy Well Clare

CORLACK Holy Well

Period: Early Christian

Located in CORLACK, County CLARE. 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 Archaeological Survey Reference: CL052-045—- Data sourced from the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.

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Christian Ruin

Creggan

Franciscan Friars, First Order — place of refuge

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Monastery Ruin

Dal Modula 

early monastic site, possibly located in County Cork

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Chapel Ruin

Dalkey Island

Benedictine monks chapel

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High Cross

Devenish Island High Cross

High Cross located in Fermanagh.

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