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Explore Ireland's sacred Christian heritage sites including Holy Wells and High Crosses

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High Cross Kilkenny

Kilree High Cross

High Cross located in Kilkenny.

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High Cross Tipperary

Kilriffet High Cross

Situated on SE facing slope of rising ground in upland area with centre of possible ecclesiastical enclosure (TN026-070—-) 100m to the W. Earthfast stone (dims. 1.17m x 1.12m x 0.33m) which may be natural rock outcrop that appears to have been used as a base for a high cross with long rectangular mortise or slot […]

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Holy Well Limerick

Kilrodane Holy Well

Holy well located in field to S of St. Rodan’s church site (LI028-131001-) and levelled graveyard (LI028-131002-). Described in the Ordnance Survey Letters as ‘there was a little church and burial ground dedicated to St. Rodan, but both have been destroy Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Waterford

Kilronan Holy Well

There was a place called Tobar na Cille, or the Church Well, at Kilronan (Power 1952, 372), which undoubtedly related to the church (WA017-010001-). The well remains unlocated. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork Univer Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Mayo

Kilronan Well

In pasture, located at the base of a SSW-facing slope on the shores of Mannin Lake. There is a church (MA092-019001-) and graveyard (MA092-019002-) c. 30m to NW. A shallow rectangular pool (2m NE–SE; 0.8m NW-SE) enclosed by stones flags is fed by a nat Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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Holy Well Roscommon

Kilrooan Holy Well

A holy well called Tober Chonnell at Kilrooan is mentioned by J. O’Donovan c. 1837 (O’Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 68; Herity 2010, 44). It is not located and there is no local knowledge of it. It might refer to the bullaun stone (RO013-024003-). Compiled by: Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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Holy Well Waterford

Kilrossanty Holy Well

Situated at the bottom of the E-facing foothills of the Monavullagh Mountains, c. 350m W of the NW-SE River Tay. The parish church of Kilrossanty (WA023-007001-) is within a D-shaped graveyard (WA023-007002-) defined by stone-faced earthen banks with str Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Christian Ruin Kildare

Kilrush Cell

Founded: c.1201

Augustinian Canons Regular cell dependent on Cartmel; founded c.1201; leased by Prior Rawson to Thomas Alen and Mary his wife 1527; dissolved before 1540; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond 1558

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Holy Well Clare

Kilseily 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 Meath

Kilskeer Holy Well

Situated on a fairly level landscape and on the NW side of the road from Kilskyre to Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath. This well was not depicted on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map, even though it was noted by John O’Donovan (Herity 2001, 17) but it see Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

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Holy Well Clare

Kiltanon Holy Well

On generally level ground at a roadside boundary ditch (Wth 2.5m). Depicted and named ‘Holy Well’ on 25-inch OS map and 1920 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A squared arrangement of moss-covered stones are located at the side of the road at this locati Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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High Cross Kildare

Kilteel Upper High Cross

National Monument No. 275. On the roadside on the NW edge of a preceptory of Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem (KD020-007003-) which was founded on the site of ‘Cell céli críst’ (KD020-007002-) an early monastery, immediately to the S and W of which portion of the Pale Boundary runs (KD020-008—-). Fragments of a […]

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