Christian Sites

Situated in the bank of a stream 80m SW of a graveyard (WI028-006001-). A small stream feeds a roughly circular stone-lined basin (diam. 1m; D 1.2m) which overflows into a larger stream. The name means ‘the well of the old church’ (sean chill). The abov Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Known as the site of a holy well (local information). Davies (ITA Survey 1942) described ‘a spring among rocks’ at this location. This has since been covered with concrete. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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S of avenue leading into farmyard. Oval, dry-stone walled structure (H 0.92m; max. diam. 1.1m); roofed with lintel. Interior white-washed; well dry. Collapsed stone-lined channel (L 1.1m; Wth 0.5m) leads into dry streambed; joins other stream channeled i Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Holy well dedicated to St Patrick that is situated on Greenhill Road on the outskirts of Wicklow town. According to Lynch (1994, 638) there is a holy well dedicated to St Patrick in Corporation Lands that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commiss Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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Marked on all OS eds. Rectangular water-filled trench (L 6m; Wth 2.1m) aligned NW-SE (D 0.3m – 1.1m). There are a number of boulders and large stones in the vicinity of the well which function as stations (local information). Patterns are held here annua Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Overgrown and inaccessible. No longer known locally as holy well. According to O’Donoghue (1986, 156), ‘….holy well….Tober a’Chradha (well of pain or torment)’. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Small apparently circular well now grassed over. The ‘Ultan’ to whom the well is dedicated may be the 7th-century St Ultan of Ardbraccan, Co. Meath (O’Connell 1937, 39). The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of Co Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

St. Canice’s Well, also known as Kenny’s Well, was situated 180m SW of Aghaboe Abbey (LA022-019001-) in the Pigeon park a little to the rear of Bolger’s house (Carrigan 1905, vol 2, 47). It is now infilled almost 100 years ago (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 47) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Situated in the bed of the river, adjacent to St Dabnet’s chapel (CV026-022001-). Deep oval-shaped hole (dims. 0.22m x 0.18m) which according to local tradition was formed by a horse’s hoof (local information). One of the stations of the pilgrimage of St Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer