Christian Sites

In a SE-NW valley on the SW side of a stream. It was known as Toar an Imbligh or St Brocaidh’s Well and stations were performed during the last two weeks in August in the 19th century (Connellan 1948-9, 142-3; Hayward 1955, 212). Brocaidh of Imleach was Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Unlocated within Emily. The Annals record that the ‘cloig-theach’ at the monastery at Emly was completely burnt, together with the church, in 1058 by Turlough O’Brien (Barrow 1979, 190). A sketch by Thomas Dineley, drawn in 1681, shows the medieval cathedral (TS065-013002-) from the NE with the E gable in the foreground. A ruined structure […]

Located in niche in graveyard wall (CO143-023002-), modernised. Water now held in metal trough at base of niche.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Within a leacht (GA110-023005-) c. 80m S of Teampall Bhreacáin (GA110-010001-) at Na Seacht Teampaill, Inis Mór. Known as the South Cross, it survives as eight fragments cemented together in a horizontal position on a modern cement plinth. These formed part of a limestone cross (Wth 0.3m, T 0.15m) with an asymmetrical ringed head, which […]

On the crest of a limestone bluff c. 300m SW of the village of Eoghanachta, Inis Mór. Known locally as Bullán na Caillí (Robinson 1980), it consists of an irregular natural hollow in the rock (L 0.65m, Wth 0.4m). Haddon and Browne (1893, 818) noted vo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Not marked on any OS ed. Known locally as ‘St Patrick’s Well’ (local information). It has been levelled in. Situated in low-lying marshy ground on the shore of Lough Oughter. A large enclosure known as ‘The Graveyard Field’ is situated c. 30m SW of well Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Located SE of Errew Abbey (MA038-129001-). This holy well, traditionally dedicated to St Tigernan, is not marked on the OS 6-inch maps, ad its exact location is uncertain. It appears to have already fallen out of use by 1838 when the OS Letters noted tha Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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This holy well originally flowed out from under St Kieran’s tree, but moved a few fields to E after being profaned (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 347). Pilgrims came to it on the 5th March, St Kieran’s feast day. The above description is derived from the publi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In a slight hollow in grassland, c. 500m SE of the Redemptorist Abbey of Esker. This natural spring well is known locally as ‘Dominic’s Well’. Little is known of its origin (Anon. 1982, 23), though it may date to the arrival of the Dominicans in Es Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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In low-lying pastureland. This undressed limestone boulder (H 0.8m; c. Wth 1m; T 0.6m) is locally regarded as a mass-rock. One small field stone is set at its base at SW. 49065,GA06395,MARO,GA112-001—-,GALWAY,CARROWNAMADDRA,R126959,533717,709493,53.131845329999997,-8.990487829999999,Mass-rock,NULL,NULL,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA112-001—-,The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the […]