Christian Sites

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

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

On the E side of a crossroad in Aghagower village, 7m NW of a graveyard (MA088-063002-), which encloses a church (MA088-063001-) and round tower (MA088-063003-). This holy well is named ‘Dabhach Patrick’ on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and ‘Dawach Patric Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On W shore of the island below HWM. It consists of a small natural round pothole near the outer end of a dyke of dark porphyry called Bóthar na Naomh, which is regarded as the road a saint took in walking to Oileán Mhic Dar (GA076-020001-) (info. T. Ro Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Situated to the SE of Castle Street in an area occupied by a car park. A holy well known as St. Begnet’s Well. No visible surface trace (Ó Danachair 1958, 84).Comprised by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig ClancyUpload on: 11 June 2018 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated at the NW end of the island. A holy well comprising of is a spring well, apparent at high tide level (Ó Danachair 1958, 83). There is a tradition that the water cures sore eyes (Wakeman 1891, 702).Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Located to the rear of housing off Fairfield Road. Formerly known as ‘Dane’s Well’ this gave its name to the townland of Daneswell. It had the reputation of being a holy well with curative powers (Daly 1957, 21). It is marked as ‘Deane’s Well’ on the OS Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

The precise location of the holy well in the townland of Daroge has not been identified. In 1937-8 the following folklore about this holy well was recorded from Tang National School; ‘Holy wells were visited by a great number of people to obtain relief Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Indicated as ‘David’s Well’ in Gothic script on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map and on the 1899-1902 revision, though on the later map a pump house is also indicated at the location of the well. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 6 October 20 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Situated in flat pasture. A large, flat megalith, which is reputed to have been a mass rock, is located immediately S of ringfort (WM018-051—-). Mass rock is not visible on Digital Globe aerial photography. 158784,WM04448,MARO,WM023-087—-,WESTMEATH,KILLININNEEN,R186830,614156,746612,53.469362810000000,-7.786790810000000,Mass-rock,Not indicated,Not indicated,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWM023-087—-,According to local information this natural rock outcrop served as a mass rock for the local people during penal […]

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

According to local information, there was a holy well in Dawros td. called ‘Tobar Padraig’. At the well, a stone with some holes in it was traditionally believed to mark St Patrick’s footsteps and stations were held there on St Patrick’s day. The site wa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]