Christian Sites

National Monument No. 532. In pasture on top of Clonin Hill with extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive view of burial mound (OF010-004001-) on top of Croghan Hill 4.5km to W. Natural rock outcrop (H 0.6m x 1.4m x 1.6m) known locally as a mass-rock (SMR File) in SW quadrant of fosse of ring-barrow […]

Situated in a sheltered marshy area on the N shore of Clonlea Lake at the point to which the lake level rises in winter. Clonlea church (CL043-027001-) is 170m to the N and Tobersenan holy well (CL043-028—-) is on the opposite side of the lake. An irregularly shaped, natural, earthfast boulder (L 2.6m N-S; 1.65m […]

Modern pumphouse located on top of spring well that is indicated as ‘St. Dominick’s Well’ on the current ed. OS six inch map. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 199 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

High Cross located in Offaly.

National Monument No. 81. Depicted on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map as the ‘Cross of the Scriptures’ located to the W of the Cathedral (OF005-004001-). Not marked on subsequent editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Well preserved 10th-century high cross decorated with panels depicting scenes from the bible such as the Crucifixion, […]

National Monument No. 81. Not visible at ground level. According to Cooke (1875, 373-4) St. Patrick’s son Gorman died on pilgrimage at the well of St. Fineen in the year 758 however according to O’ Flanagan (1933, vol. 1, 68, 79) Gorman fasted on bread Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

No surface trace visible of holy well now dried up in field to the left of the Carn of the Three Crosses (OF005-028—-) (Molloy 1950, 12). The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly’ (Dublin: Statione Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

National Monument No. 81. Natural spring well which is enclosed on three sides by a dry stone wall with a deep trench running from the open W side of the well running towards a field boundary. There are several carved stones around the perimeter of the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In wooded area, c. 200m NE of Clonmeen church (14411). Circular well surrounded by low stone-built wall (H c. 0.4m) and partially encased by concrete structure. Photograph by Grove White (1905-25, vol. 2, opp. 223) shows open well with drinking cup and s Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Known as Friars’ well (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 345). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as ‘In the next field to the Abbey (Clonmeen), on the north, there was a holy well called ‘Friar’s Well’, at which pilgrimages were formerly made in hon Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Unlocated holy well within townland that is described by Carrigan as ‘A little to the south of the church (LA033-010), in Mr. Campion’s haggard, there is a large, deep well called the “church well” , it was formerly regarded as holy’ (Carrigan 1905, vol. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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