Christian Sites

Situated at the SW end of a modern graveyard, formerly located at Burgage More church and graveyard (WI005-070001- and WI005-070005-). (1) An imperforate ringed granite cross (H c. 4.3m) with unusually long arms and a small boss in the centre of both faces. Said by O’Donovan (O’Flanagan 1928, 246-7) to be dedicated to either St […]

Situated to the W of Burgage More castle (WI005-070004-). Described in the OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1928, 105) as a spring well at the foot of St Mark’s Cross (WI005-047001-) dedicated to St Mark or St Baoithin. It could not be located and is probably near Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Modernised; now consists of rectangular pit, lined with concrete and filled with water flowing from it. Surrounded by wall, access through gate.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West C Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Indicated on the 1947 revision OS 6-inch map as ‘St. Dallan’s Well’, this is the present location of the holy well which was originally c. 40m to the S (see KK023-053003-). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 376), ‘the well was removed to its present p 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

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

Dominican Friars — from Newtownards — place of refuge, apparently after the Restoration

Well no longer survives. Another holy well (CO123-058—) of same name, 180m to E, still survives.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In cer Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Formerly situated in sand dunes southwest of St. Marnock’s Church (DU015-007001-). Traditionally known as St. Marnock’s Well. The Pattern day at the well was August 18th (Ó Danachair 1958, 78). A description in its heyday speaks of a large circular pool Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as ‘Byrne’s Well’ in gothic lettering on both. It is located towards the top of a steep W-facing slope. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 ‘Burns Well’ had been a pla Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In pasture, on a S-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Roughty River. Water emerges from the base of a tree-covered limestone scarp and forms a well (Wth c. 0.6m; D 0.18m), largely obscured by overgrowth. The water then flows to the E along the ba Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

A mass-rock was recorded in this townland (pers. comm. T. Coffey, SMR file) and listed as ‘Mass rock, possible’ in the RMP (1996). A much overgrown block of limestone outcrop (max. H 2.4m; L 5.2m; Wth 3m). A link road to a roundabout just W of Crusheen during the development of the N18 Gort to […]