Christian Sites

Located at the NE edge of an oval grass-covered hollow (dims c. 27m N-S; c. 11m E-W) surrounded by rocks and scrub except at the S where it connects with a minor E-W road. It is a the bottom of an E-W valley. The mass-rock is a large, flat-topped stone (dims 1.7m N-S; 0.6-0.7m; E-W; […]

On W bank of a small stream. The spot is known locally as a holy well, and a pilgrimage was held on Lady’s Day (15th August) in the past. No visible surface trace survives, the stream has been dredged and this may have resulted in the destruction of the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

St. Francis’ Well lies at foot of rock cliff, to rear of houses on North Mall, within stone-built well house. Entrance has wooden panel with date of 1688 in iron numbers; second room to W partially cut out of rock. Fitzgerald, in 1896 (O Coindealbháin 1 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

The holy well is marked on Duncan’s map of 1821. The OS Letters (1837) describe the Abbey Well which was located to the E of a burial ground associated with old Cork Abbey (DU026-068001-). This was a fine spring well, encased in brick and vaulted (O’Flan Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Benedictine monks dependent on Waterford founded c.1191; united to Bath before 1204; dissolved 1536

Knights Hospitaller (mistakenly given as Knights Templar) hospice rather than regular preceptory, founded before 1212, confirmed to the Hospitallers by Innocent III; built 1292; dissolved 16th century?; passed to the Crown

Listed in the SMR (1998) as holy well (unlocated). Not listed in the RMP (1995). The OS Letters (1836, 310) record that ‘There is (was?) a well called Tobar Molais in the Townland of Corcaghmore which has been this long time dried up…’ O’Rorke (1 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In narrow valley. According to Power (1940, 98) ‘small open shallow basin…at bottom of the glen. Evidence of recent “rounds” on across-inscribed flagstone’. Unable to locate. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventor Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located in CORLACK, County CLARE. 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 Archaeological Survey Reference: CL052-045—- Data sourced from the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.

A holy well situated inside a modern circular enclosure. It is still in use and is situated in excellent land. The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from 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

Within a hollow, on the S bank of a small stream. This circular well (diam. 2.1m) is enclosed by a crude drystone wall (H 0.4-0.5m; Wth 0.8m) with a gap for access at the W. A holy tree (LF002-006005-) at its N edge is associated. A small, low, circular Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]