Christian Sites

Classified in SMR (1989) manual as an unlocated ‘Holy well’. Not included in RMP (1995). Mentioned by Milligan (ITA Survey). The precise location is unknown. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 September 2013 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

This holy well, named ‘Tober Molaise’ on the 1912 OS 6-inch map, is located immediately to E of an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL001-001001-) known as the ‘Cashel’. The well today is as described by Wakeman (1893, 124): ‘There are two holy wells Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

This holy well is not indicated on the 1837 OS 6-inch map, but is named ‘Tobernasool’ (Tober na Súl or ‘eye well’) on the 1912 edition. It is located in a small field by the cliff edge, c. 55m to E of Treenode More leacht (SL001-013003-) on the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In rough gorse and heather-covered grazing land, on a SW-facing slope overlooking a beach known locally as ‘Trá Bhán’, on the S side of Hare Island. A spring well called ‘Tobar a’ Luibín’ emerges from the base of a SW-facing field boundary and flows i Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In rough gorse and heather-covered grazing, on a S-facing slope overlooking a sandy beach. According to Daly (2000, 47), an irregular-shaped boulder (3.7m N-S; 1.2m E-W; H 0.8m) was used as a mass-rock in the past. A rectangular hollow (10cm x 8cm) on the upper surface of the boulder was, according to the landowner, used […]

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

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