Christian Sites

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 […]

Keatings Well/Tobar Chéitinn: According to An Seabhac (1939, 123), this is not a holy well. However, an alternative name for the site is ‘Tobar Naomh Céitinn’ (Ó Danachair 1960, 78) and there is a local tradition that rounds were made here ‘hundreds Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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 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

Bowman (1934, 716) noted holy well in same field as burial ground (14109), though ‘Rounds have not been paid for practically 100 years. The usual whitethorn tree grows by the well.’ May be unnamed well c. 35m N of burial ground; base of concrete, sides a 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 following description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer