Christian Sites

This well is not marked on any edition of the OS maps.Situation and Description: This well is situated within a rectangular trough, 2.35m x 1.75m x .65m. A small stream flows out of it towards the Cashen river to the N. The well was very important in the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In a hollow in generally wet low-lying ground. A spring well now covered by a concrete well-house. There is a road a few metres to the S of it and a series of concrete steps lead to the well from this road. There is no evidence of recent veneration at th Monument Type: Ritual site […]

According to Carrigan (1905, 335) the original parish church of Cooliagh (KK026-036—-) was situated in the townland of ‘Kyle’, together with its graveyard (KK026-036001-), in the ‘churchyard field’, but had been uprooted and ‘subject to the p Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated on a low hillock in undulating countryside with a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (TN007-034001) to the SE. A disused dried-up circular well (diam. 2m E-W x 3m N-S; D 1.7m) which according to the OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 28) was na Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Late medieval rectangular church (OF021-003001-) located on top of high ground in centre of graveyard enclosed by 19th-century wall. Church has undergone many alterations with addition of bellcote on W gable, insertion of burial vault into W end of churc Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On S edge of a track close to E end of Kylemore Lough. It consists of a small stone-lined spring with a neatly built drystone surround (c. 1.5m by c. 1.2m) opening towards W. It is associated with St Bridget. Modern offerings are visible on a ledge above Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Grove White (1905-25, vol. 4, 6) was informed in 1905 that ‘there used to be a well near the enclosure [14600] on the North side’ of the graveyard at Labbamolaga (14600). He presumed it to have been a holy well. Windele in the mid-19th century, noted ‘Th Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

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

This monument was reported by the archaeologist Tony Miller on 20 March 2014. he describes it as follows: 29389,CO19867,MARO,CO091-074001-,CORK,DERRYNAKILLA,R183232,499463,557223,51.758295939999996,-9.456358950000000,Mass-rock,,,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCO091-074001-,According to the landowner Monument Type: Mass-rock View on Historic Environment Viewer

In poorly drained pasture, on S-facing slope. A spring well (dims. 0.95m x 0.95m; D 0.5m) enclosed by a stone well-house. The well house (ext. dims. 1.75m x 2.25m ; H 1m; wall T 0.43m) is surmounted by a cross with an inscription which reads ‘Blessed by Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

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

Set into the base of the steep SE-facing slope down to the shore, 30m E of St Mary’s church (CL029-009008-) and just a few metres from the water’s edge. Named ‘Lady Well’ on the 1920 OS 6-inch map. A circular walled structure (int. diam. 1.7m; wa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]