Christian Sites

Situated on a plateau on a gentle S-facing slope. Tober Cholmain holy well was beside a sacred tree (WA038-020005-) (Fitzgerald 1856-7, 40-43) at Kilcolman church site (WA038-020002-). It is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In marshy grassland overlooking bogland to N. A small natural spring well; some large slabs and traces of concrete rubble in the vicinity suggest that it may formerly have been enclosed. According to local information, about 802 years ago, the well origi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Early Christian monastery (OF041-004001-) founded by St Cuimín in the seventh century (Cooke 1875, 209-14). Kilcomin [Ceall Chuimín/Cill Chuimín/church of Cuimín] named after Cuimín Fada [long] a seventh century saint who was born in the territory o Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In an area of outcropping rock, c. 100m to the W of Kilcommock Church (LF022-032—-). In 1837 O’Donovan recorded that ‘The holy well of the parish is called Cloghree, which is ‘the stone of the king’ in English’ (OSL, 79). Described in 1976 (SMR file) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Situated on level ground in a marshy area, to the NE of Kilcoole church (WI013-029001-). A natural unmarked spring. The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1928, 64) mention it but say that it was ‘not held in any particular veneration’. The remains of this well were Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

There is a reference to a holy well at Kilcooley, known as Barrys Well (Gormley 1989,61), but it could not be located and is not known locally. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Immediately SE of a church (GA056-085001-). What survives is the stump of a circular tower (D c. 3.25m, H 2.5m) composed of large well-dressed and coursed limestone blocks. Seven courses of masonry still stand on N side, above a basal plinth, but S side is reduced to the foundations revealing a rubble core. According to […]

On the summit of an natural ridge (running E-W) which slopes slightly to S, in gently rolling pastureland. This holy well is referred to as being ‘Close to a church site’ (TS081-030001-) and as being dried up, ‘the patron is presumably Cuaran the Wise gi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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

Knights Templar founded 13th century; dissolved 1308; manor exchanged with Thomas Fitz John, Earl of Kildare 1318, rectory retained for the Knights Hospitaller

In wooded valley, on S side of stream. Roughly circular, stone-lined well (2m N-S; 1.5m E-W; D 0.6m), much of lining collapsed; water pumped to nearby house. No indication of holy use. Bowman (1934, 14) refers to it as a holy well named ‘Tobar Cranatan – 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