Christian Sites

Stream flowing into natural rock pool. No longer in holy use.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as ‘St Patrick’s Well’, and situated on a gentle SE-facing slope. There is no visible evidence of a well, but a grass and moss-covered penitential cairn (RO029-044 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

On top of a gently sloping hillock, in the SW quadrant of a ringfort (TS058-033—-), in gently undulating pasture. According to local tradition, this was the location of a mass-rock. The mass-rock consists of a natural flat-topped outcrop (dims. 3.8m NW-SE; 1.8m NE-SW; H 0.8m) that appears to be of heavily eroded limestone. The surface […]

One of two holy wells (14029) situated within early ecclesiastical enclosure (13892); in NW quadrant, on S bank of stream; St Bericheart’s House (13933) lies immediately to S. Circular stone-lined well covered by gabled structure with opening to E. Stand Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

According to Ó Danachair (1955, 215) in this townland was a well named ‘Tobar Mhichíl … now used to supply water to Athea … an old man, born in 1816, stated that his grandfather used to make rounds at this well’ (ibid.). There is no well marked on Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In the 1930s Capt. D. B. O’Connell recorded that the townland name Gortnaskeagh derived from ‘an old whitethorn bush which grew over a holy well’ (KAS). Neither the well nor the bush could be precisely located.The above description is derived from the pu Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Rectangular stone-lined trough. Stone-built rectangular covering, roofed by lintels on inside, ‘hipped’ shape on outside. Water from well drained by stone-lined channel dug into field. Still venerated. (Roberts, 1988). Myler (1998, 25) records ‘from the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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 […]

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

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

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

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 […]