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Holy Well Wicklow

DUNBUR HEAD Holy Well

Situated in a low cliff overlooking the sea-cliff to the E. Described in OS Name Books as a natural spring just above the high water mark. Now dried up; there is no surviving local tradition. According to Lynch (1994, 638) this well was described in the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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Christian Ruin Down

Dundrum Preceptory

Knights Templar castle purportedly built 1183 by John de Courcy; in their possession until 1313; granted to the prior of Down

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Holy Well Wicklow

DUNGANSTOWN EAST Holy Well

Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. The well is contained within a concrete shore and covered by a manhole. It is named on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as ‘St Kevin’s Well’. The OS Letters state that a pattern was held here on the 24th of June until 1798. Af Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

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Holy Well Cork

DUNISKY Holy Well

Fitzgerald (1930, 87) recorded field called ‘”Slaunlaun” (the healing) ‘near Dunisky church and graveyard (CO083-013001-), where ‘holy well is said to have existed’ with ‘great healing powers’; no trace of well found by Fitzgerald. Exact location not kno Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Christian Ruin Carlow

Dunleckney Preceptory 

Founded: 1300

purported Knights Templar founded 1300; dissolved 1308[notes 15]

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Holy Well Cork

DUNLOUGH Holy Well

Shallow water-filled depression surrounded by stones, recessed into natural slope. No longer in holy use. O’Donoghue (1986, 1) states that well was said to cure insanity or mental ailments.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeologic Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Cork

DUNMANUS WEST Holy Well

According to O’Donoghue (1986, 7) ‘at the west of the townland is Tobernasool’. Unable to locate. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In ce Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Kildare

DUNMURRAGHILL Holy Well

On wet ground at the W foot of a pasture spur, from which gravel was being extracted in 1993 (SMR file). Not indicated on the 1st.ed.(1838) of the OS 6-inch map. A poorly preserved, un-roofed, partially collapsed, roughly triangular, stone-lined spring ( Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Kilkenny

DUNNAMAGGAN EAST Holy Well

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

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Holy Well Cork

DUNOWEN Holy Well

Modernised and still in holy use. Roughly built stone cover with statue of Our Lady on top. Lintelled opening to well, drain-like exit for water. According to local information, well visited three times a year, culminating on August 15th (Roberts 1988).T Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Cork

DUNTAHANE Holy Well

Named on 1842 OS 6-inch map; marked but not named on 1905 OS 6-inch map. In Fermoy, on S bank of River Blackwater; accessed by narrow alleyway S from Barnane Walk. Two adjacent open wells enclosed by stone wall, recently repaired. Northernmost well is ov Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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Round Tower Offaly

DURROW DEMESNE Round Tower

There are no surface remains to support the theory that there was a round tower located in Durrow which was proposed by Petrie in the 19th century (Barrow 1979, 176) . 117313,OF00138,ROTR,OF005-020—-,OFFALY,CLONMACNOISE,R142315,600889,730690,53.326463660000002,-7.986655200000000,Round tower,,Not indicated,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF005-020—-,National Monument No. 81. Circular tower (diam. at base 5.6m; wall T 1.12m; H 19m) five storeys high built with coursed finely […]

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