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Gortroe (Condons and Clongibbon By.) Holy Well
In low mound, on E side of road. Enclosed on three sides by stone wall and covered with single roof slab. No longer in holy use.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork’ (Dublin: S Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]
Gortroe (Duhallow By.) Holy Well
On N side of steep-sided glen in which flows Glengarriff stream. According to Bowman (1934, 582), holy well was removed across the Gleann Garbh from Currabower (adjoining townland to S). Area known locally as site of holy well is now overgrown; all that Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer
Gouladoo Holy Well
Set into natural slope, lined and coursed with slabs. Above well two further storeys of upright supports and flat slabs gives effect of tiered shelves. On top, a statue niche. No longer in holy use. Promontory fort (CO129-001—) short distance to NNE.Th Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer
Gowlanes Holy Well
This spring well, locally known as Tobar Na Bearnan, is located just below Windy Gap close to the summit of Eagles Hill. It was the final station of the Kilcrohane turas or pilgrimage (KE106-032003-), which was formerly held in late July/early August, an Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer
Gowlaunlee Holy Well
Close to the saddle-point of Mám Tuirc, the northern of the three mountain passes from Joyce Country into Connemara proper. Known locally as Tobar Feichín, it consists of a natural spring, the source of the stream running E into Gleann Glaise. It is co Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]
Gowran Holy Well
SW of Gowran, c. 40m N of a tributary of the River Barrow which flows c. 5km to the E, immediately W of the road leading from the town to Castle Ellis Bridge, in pasture. Not indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map but indicated and annotated ‘W’ o Monument Type: Ritual site […]
Graffy (Gallen By., Killasser Par.) Mass Rock
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Graigacurragh Holy Well
In coniferous forestry, on S-facing hill slope; well itself in centre of small cashel (LI030-09601-) in clearing in forest. Spring (D 0.3m) contained in stone-lined D-shaped depression (1.15m E-W; 1.6m N-S); on E side of spring is flat sandstone slab. Bo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer
Graiguenaspiddoge Holy Well
Reference to St. Brigid’s well in the townland of Graiguenaspiddoge (O’Toole 1933, 9). Reference: O’Toole E. 1933 ‘The Holy Wells of Carlow’ in Bealoideas 1933. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 11 January 2012 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer
Graney East Holy Well
Known locally as ‘Mary’s Well’, still visited and kept clean. Situated close to the site of the nunnery (KD040-015—-). Fitzgerald describes a carved stone, known as ‘the Greek Stone’ which stood at the well until about 1875, when it was destroyed by th Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer