Christian Sites

‘Church Tower’ marked on the 1835 ‘OS 6-inch’ map and depicted as small circular building (map diam. c. 6m) in the S half of the present graveyard (LH011-115006-). Marked as ‘Church Tower (Site of)’ on the 1911 OS map. No visible remains. 91867,LH01143,ROTR,LH012-046003-,LOUTH,DROMISKIN,R173993,705211,798149,53.922002519999999,-6.398221270000000,Round tower,,,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLH012-046003-,Monastic site with the remains of a round tower (LH012-046003-) Monument Type: […]

Annotated ‘Church Well’ on the 1838 ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is shown standing in NW corner of an ‘Old Burying Ground’ (DU014-012002-) in the NE corner of a large field annotated ‘Church Field’ (DU014-012001-). In 1958 the well was being used for dom Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In a marshy hollow, c. 33m E of stream running roughly N-S. Clara church (KK020-017001-) and graveyard (KK020-017002-) are located c. 65m to the SE. Described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 356) as, ‘a fine holy well, known as “St. Colman’s Well”’. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Founded by St. Kieran the elder in the fifth century (ITA Survey 1943). A truncated pyramidal base (1.05m by 0.9m by 0.8m) of a high cross with rectangular socket (0.3m by 0.5m by 0.43m) located to the S of the priory with smaller pyramidal shaped base (OF039-003010-) beside larger cross base described by Gilling (1937, […]

National Monument No. 497, consisting of a poorly preserved church (OF039-003005-), base of round tower (OF039-003003-), low motte (OF039-003009-), possible souterrain (OF039-003026-) and building (OF039-003008-) all of which is contained within the impressive remains of a bivallate ecclesiastical enclosure (OF039-003001-). Founded by St. Kieran the elder in the fifth century (ITA Survey 1943). Only the […]

Situated towards the bottom of a steep E-facing slope of Kilwatermoy Mountain, with the N-S stream in Moorhill Glen c. 250m to the E. The well is on the NW side of a SW-NE road. It is a rectangular drystone built hollow covered by two lintels and with a Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Our Lady’s Well. Not marked on maps. A strong flowing spring. Rounds were formerly made on Saturdays and on 15th August. The water cured sore eyes and other ailments. There ar 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

St. Carthach’s Well is an octagonally-shaped spring on the SSW side of a cairn 6.3m x 4.9m and 0.95m high. It is situated in good pasture WSW of Kilcar town. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as at ‘Kilcar there are three Holy Wells: (1) Tobar Charthach Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Some 195m N of and downslope from a church (GA077-016—-). Known locally as Tobar Chiaráin, it consists of a natural spring in a fine stone-revetted basin, now surmounted by concrete and railings. Frequented on 9th September, the saint’s day. (Robinson Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In the interior of Teaghlach Éinne (GA119-020001-). Three fragments of a limestone cross shaft (Wth 0.43m, T 0.23m, H 1.39m) cemented together against W gable. Visible decoration includes a figure on horseback and knotwork, probably representing the ring of the cross. Henry (1970, 136-8) suggests that two cross fragments near the village of Cill Éinne […]

At foot of limestone scarp c. 45m W of ecclesiastical remains (GA111-013001-). This well, correctly Tobar Rónáin, is indicated on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch maps but is described in OS Letters as having been ‘lately stopped up’ (O’Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 384 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer