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 […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in italic lettering as ‘Church Well’ on both. It is situated on a NE-facing slope of a NE-SW ridge c. 30m ESE of the graveyard (WX031-038002-). This is a circular well (diam. 1m) with Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In a hollow on an undulating landscape, and regarded as a holy well c. 1910 (OS Name Books). Described as a circular stone-lined well with an opening to the W (Gannon 1972). It is now a pond (L 30m NE-SW; Wth 8m NW-SE) with two pump-houses in a field kno Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

Situated on a marked E-facing slope overlooking the very steep W side of the Scalp. The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1928, 2) state that there was a local memory of a pattern at the well, and that there was an ‘ancient thorn’ growing over it. No visible remain Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

The site is located in a large level field under tillage S of a medieval church (DU011-039001-). Formerly an open pool, dedicated to St. Brigid. Now enclosed and used for domestic and farm purposes (Ó Danachair 1958, 76).See attached photos (02/03/04) t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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