Christian Sites

On S side of a rocky ridge in the bogland NW of Letterfrack village. Associated locally with St Ceannannach, it consists of a natural spring with a few stones arranged around it. The marks of the saint’s fist, hand and knee are pointed out on the exposed Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 209) recorded the following details about Deborah’s Well which he considered to be a doubtful holy well; ‘ “Deborah’s Well” (not in Gothic) on 1840 map. “A well . . . Tobar Gobnait, i.e. the well of St Gabnet”. OSNB. No tradition Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

According to Power (1952, 42) there was a holy well called ‘Tobar a Chrann’ -the tree well – in Deerpark at which rounds were made in living memory. It is not located. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Pres Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In rough pasture, at the base of W-facing slope, on the SW side of Dernish Island. The shoreline is c. 20m to W, bordered by a vertical scarp (H 2m) which drops from the land to a stony shore. This holy well is not shown on the 1837 OS 6-inch map; it is Monument Type: […]

In pasture, on a SE-facing slope. Myler (1998, 101) recorded a small round well with a rectangular flag roof, known locally as St Brigid’s well. It was within a small triangular enclosure and its entrance faced SE (ibid.). The well was removed shortly af Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

On E face of a small scarp on Daily Hill, 0.5km NW of Ballyconneely. A wet hollow among stones is all that marks this ‘unfinished’ holy well which is associated with St Caíllín. According to local tradition, the saint, having left Errislannan, stopped Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked on all OS eds. It has been infilled and there are no surface remains at ground level. Davies (1948, 95) recorded that ‘it’s name given on the OS has been locally forgotten’. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inve Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

According to Jackson (1979-80, 145) a holy well in Derrinturn known as St. Gorm’s well was reputed never to run dry. The exact location of this monument is unknown. It was one of two holy wells (see also KD008-034—-) in this townland (Jackson op. cit.) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Local tradition vaguely suggests the former existence of a holy well in the vicinity of the ceallúnach in this townland (KE099-008—-). Its site could not be located.The above description is derived from A. O’Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), ‘The I Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated 15m S of the river some 200m E of the main monastic complex. Spring in a stone-lined shaft (D 2m; diam. 1.2m) surrounded by a C-shaped bank (H 0.7m; diam. 1.5m). (OS Name Books) The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeologica Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

In a small clearing in hilly woodland. This well-preserved circular drystone-built holy well (diam. 1m), dedicated to Our Lady, was dry on the day of the site inspection. It is accessed by four stone steps at SE. Some 2m to its NE a low drystone-built ca Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

On low-lying ground close to the shore of an inlet of Lough Ree. This spring well is within a circular setting (diam. 1.6m) defined by a mortared stone wall (H 0.45m; Wth 0.52m). The top of the wall has recently been capped with concrete. The entrance is Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]