Christian Sites

Situated at the E edge of a bog, at its junction with pasture and c. 150m W of a N-S public road. A well is depicted at the W end of an E-W bog road only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Holy Well’. It was […]

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

Knights Hospitaller frankhouse of Kilmainham, founded before 1290; continued until the suppression

The site of this well is situated in the front of No. 35 Stiles Road. This was formerly part of a demesne NW of Clontarf Castle (Dillon Cosgrave 1977, 120; Ó Danachair 1958, 79). Stiles Lane has since been developed with housing estates. A tarmaced area Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Friars of the Sack probably founded 1268; dissolved after 1309-10

Fragment of a possible high cross that originally came from Clonmacnoise (see OF005-064—-) and is now housed in the National Museum of Ireland. Decribed by Harbison as ‘ In the National Museum in Dublin there are some fitting sandstone fragments from Clonmacnoise. The top of the upper fragment is so damaged that it is difficult […]

O’Reilly (1901, 387, 388) mentions a well near Chapelizod called Isold’s Fount. Not precisely located. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

There are reputed to be three holy wells on the strand at Ardmore that are only visible at extreme low tides (Fitzgerld 1856-7, 42). This one remains unlocated. FitzGerald, E. (1856-7) Proceedings – “Jottings in archaeology”, JRSAI 4, 40-49, 287-9 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

A well is marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in italic lettering on both as Duffins Well. It is located on the level, low-lying and narrow part (L c. 4.5km NE-SW; Wth c. 600m-1.5km NW-SE) of the Hook peninsula, with the E Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

The early church (ME011-037—-) is at the summit of the mound of a D-shaped graveyard (ME011-037004-) defined by an earth and stone bank. The sandstone base (basal dims 0.7m x 0.68m; H 0.67m) of a high cross with a roll moulding on the angles is in the graveyard N of the church, but a fragment […]

High Cross located in Meath.