Christian Sites

Situated on a marked S-facing slope overlooking the valley of a mountain stream. A spring which is now diverted into a field drain. The site is marked by a small level platform (dims. c. 8m x 7m) with wall collapse along the edges especially on the W sid Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Marked only on the 1924-5 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, although called Tober Beaglaoich by John O’ Donovan writing in the 1830s (Herity 2010, 15). The well, church and townland were named after Beag Bile, a saint associated with Tullaghobegly church, Co. Do Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 435), in Kilbraghan, ‘St. Brachan’s holy well, called Tubbervrachawin, is in the second field to the north of the site of the churchyard [KK022-011002-]’. On the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map a stream is indicate Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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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

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Holy well according to local information. Lintelled opening (Wth 0.58m; H 0.37m) at base of natural rock outcrop; now dry. Bullaun stone (CO135-006003-) in front of well; burial ground (CO135-006001-) c. 30m to N.The above description is derived from the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Ó Danachair (1955, 210) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Saint Bridget’s Well” local name. Not on maps. A small clear pool, roughly lined with large stones. One large stone is set on edge beside the well. On the roadside, with a sti Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

St Bridget’s Well, known as the castle well, lay to SW of church (LA028-035), nearly oppsite Kilbreedy Castle (LA028-0460. Unlocated holy well within townland described by Carrigan as ‘About 50 yards north of the church, beside the public road, there sto Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

This record refers to a holy well noted in the 1838 OS Letters: ‘In Kilbride (Cill Bhrighde) Townland, lies an old burying ground [MA091-039001], in which are no ruins of a church. There is also a well called Tobar Brighde (Toberbride)’ (O’Flanagan 1 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