Christian Sites

On the roadside immediately NW of a castle (GA068-006001-). This well, correctly Tobar na gCoinín, consists of a natural spring delimited by a drystone wall and roofed over by limestone lintels. Though not designated as an antiquity on OS 6-inch maps, i Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In a hollow in an undulating landscape. A natural spring in limestone outcrop is known locally as St Bridget’s Well and was renowned for a cure of warts, but it was deepened on several occasions and is now visible as a slight hollow, but there is no evid Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

On the SE-facing slope of a low hill in rough pasture. In 1837 O’Donovan recorded that there were ‘three venerable ash trees, two living and one dead’ at this well. Its waters were used as a drink only and an ‘Ana or Stabha’ (a drinking-cup cha Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

On a gentle W-facing slope. The holy well of Kilgefin parish was known as St James’, according to J. O’Donovan writing in 1837 (O’Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 50) but it remains unlocated although it was connected with Kilgefin church site (RO036-012001-). Co Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On a NW-facing slope in rough pasture. This natural spring is incorporated in a modern, concrete-built shrine. A signpost indicates that it is dedicated to St Patrick. It was visited by local pilgrims on the 1st, second Sunday and 15th of August (Devaney Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On a small Stream c. enclosure (GA051-002—-). Known locally as Tobar Chonaill, it consists of a small horseshoe-shaped drystone enclosure (2.5m by 1.5m), opening towards SE, which straddles the stream. Still much frequented. (Killanin 1954, 102; Robins Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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There was reputed to be a holy well at Cashel but no saint was associated with it in the 1940s (Blaney 1944, 129), it is not recorded on an estate map (Wogan 1750, 2) or any OS 6-inch map and its location is unknown. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

In reclaimed bogland, 80m W of Boyounagh graveyard (GA006-030—-). The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 80) state that this well was known locally as ‘the friar’s well’ or ‘Tobar Patrick’, but was not dedicated to St Patrick. Conway (c. 1980, 3) men Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

High Cross located in Tipperary.

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

Unlocated holy well dedicated to St. Coulmbkille within the townland of Cashelard. Described in the 1937/8 Schools Folklore Commission as ‘There is a little well at the top of Caheland [Cashelard] Mountain just beside the lough – the well is called St. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer