Christian Sites

To SW of church site (LA013-022001-). Indicated by a wet patch of ground. Formerly known as the Priest’s Well, now known as Fr. O’Connor’s well (O’Dooley n.d., 5). The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County L Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

The following description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Spring well (KD022-035—-) located 395m to the ENE in the townland of Tully East was mistakenly identified in 1837 by the Ordnance Survey as St. Brigid’s Well. According to Fitzgerald (1903-5, 130) ‘the real St. Brigid’s Well is situated, in a neglecte Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Described as ‘Brandon Well’ in gothic script on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated in a quarry or grotto at the bottom of a SW-facing slope. This is a natural spring with a masonry surround (int. dims. 0.57m E-W; 0.45m N-S; H Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

According to O’Kelly (1969, 74) within Brandon Dale townland there is a well, ‘called Tobar Bríde’ which is covered over. The precise location of this holy well within the townland is unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 March Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Not marked on the 1842 OS map, it is marked on the 1897 OS map as ‘Brandon’s Well’.Situation and Description: This well lies in a slight hollow in a corner of a field E of a circular enclosure (KE020-056—-). This well has been completely covered over a Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

This spring well, not marked on the OS maps, is located on the N side of the trackway which leads to the top of Bray Head, Valencia Island. It was housed within a drystone structure which is now very ruined. There is a vague local tradition that it was a Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

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

Close to highest point about midway along the island. Noted by O’Flaherty in 1684 as being dedicated to ‘Brian Boramy (King of Ireland)’ (Hardiman 1846, 115) and said to have run red at the time of his death (info. T. Robinson). It consists today of a na Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

In rough pasture, in a gentle hollow (dims. 10m NNE-SSW; 9.5m ESE-WNW; max. D 0.65m; sides of hollow at SW: Wth 4m; H 0.65m). Circular well (dims. 0.75m NNE-SSW; 0.75m ESE-WNW) defined by corbelled stone wall (total H 0.85m; H to ground level 0.55m; T 0. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Incorporated into a low stone wall (L 5.35m; H 0.3-0.6m) aligned NE-SW at the bottom of a gentle NW-facing slope that has a small wood in a pasture landscape. The well is dedicated to St Bridget and was recorded by John O’Donovan in the 1830s (O’Flan Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]