Christian Sites

Unlocated holy well within the townland of Inniskil, listed by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as well no. 85 (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 156). Described in 1936 as, at ‘Deeny’s Lane, Inniskil townland, Rathmullen parish, there still exists a well, now unfrequented, but Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located within a graveyard (DG064-003001-) which encloses two medieval churches, St Mary’s (DG064-003002-) and St. Connell’s (DG064-003006-), a fragment of a high cross (DG064-003008-), four cross slabs (DG064-003004-; DG064-003005-; DG064-0030009-; DG064-003010-) and a graveslab (DG064-003007-). Another cross-slab (DG064-003003-) is now missing. This complex of monuments, a National Monument in state ownership (No. 658), is located […]

Located on the foreshore above high water mark and just E of the railway embankment. The well is dedicated to St. Patrick and had a pattern from Julianstown in the nineteenth century (Herity 2001, 52) until 1912 when the last one was held (French 2011, 5 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

At base of steep N-facing hill, on S bank of stream. Roughly rectangular setting of stones (0.6m E-W; 0.45m N-S; D 0.25m) forms well, into which flows water rising c. 0.9m to N. Crude cross carved on upper surface of one stone at well is only indication Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

S of Gaol Road and N of St Rioc’s graveyard (KK019-025002-). According to Hogan (1883, 14-15) St. Rock’s Well is a spring well, ‘so named from its proximity to St. Rock’s Church, near the Fair Green, formerly sprung up in the centre of walkin’s Green’. T Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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 site is located on a gentle NE facing slope. This is a small spring well in a private garden. A statue of St. Patrick is in a niche over the well. Still venerated on St. Patrick’s day (Ó Danachair 1958, 84).Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig C Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In wooded area, on NW-facing marshy slope. Spring well consists of a muddy pool of water (1.6m N-S; 2m E-W) with large ash tree overhanging at SE verge. A small boulder partially blocks well outlet at N creating drinking area for cattle (D 0.3m). Ash tre Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Situated on a NE-facing slope. A small unmarked spring with no associated features. The name probably means ‘well of the foreigner’ or ‘Englishman’ (Price 1967, 488). The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of Count Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On the townland boundary in a shallow valley c. 120m NNE of a church of the same name (GA009-004—-). Known locally as Tobar na Seacht nlníon, it consists of a natural spring, revetted by stone, and covered by a flat circular stone. A number of coins a Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Site has been infilled. An earlier report (OPW 1968) described a small stagnant pool of water, irregular in plan. Two large stones were identified in the water to one side. Davies (1948, 118) speculated that this place may have afforded refuge for a band Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

The W edge of a piece of rock outcrop, on the N edge of a hillock, has a carving of a small cross with the foot expanded to depict a possible chalice. Also carved on the rock is a name (C. Dolan) and date (1866). In addition there is what appears to be a word […]