Christian Sites

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

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 […]

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 precise location of the holy well has not been identified. Ó Danachair (1958, 163) recorded that was a; ‘well in this townland is said to have been named “Sunday’s Well” and to have been regarded as a holy well formerly’. Compiled by: Caimin O’Br Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Some 14m to the SSE of a children’s burial ground (GA128-032001-). Known locally as St Patrick’s Well; on inspection in May 1986 the holy well consisted of a D-shaped spring well (2.2m N-S) enclosed by natural rock outcrop. A wall has subsequently been e Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]