Christian Sites

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

Some 80m to the north-east of Kilconnell Abbey (GA086-001—-). Two holy wells are named ‘Lanfera’s Wells’ on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. By the time of 3rd ed. (1947-8), the words ‘Site of’ were added to the north-west well. Both wells still survive, the 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

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

Formerly located at the entrance into Hillsboro (Ó Danachair 1958, 82). Sunday well site now a gated entrance to a woodlined avenue west of a row of Victorian cottages. Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine B Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Not marked on the OS maps, this well is located on the upper N slopes of Kilkeaveragh mountain. It is almost completely obscured by overgrowth and was enclosed by a low drystone wall, remnants of which survive. There is a tradition of rounds formerly bei Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Located in damp, rush-grown ground. This holy well is indicated on the 1838 and 1920 OS 6-inch maps, where it is named ‘Loughkeeraun Well’. On the 1838 edition a lake (max. dim. c. 50m) is shown. On both the 1838 and 1920 a ‘Fair Green’ is indic Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

In a rath (SL021-099001-), c. 2m NW of a NW-facing scarp which bisects the interior of the rath off-centre to NW. A slightly sunken semicircular feature (3m NE-SW; 2m NW-SE) bordered NE-E by an irregular moss-covered cairn (Wth 4m; H 0.5) and defined SE- Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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

Marked on the 1841 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. In gently undulating countryside. No visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Laois’ (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) com Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated N of the public road in the garden of a cottage with second holy well (DG081-012002-) 39m to the SW with the bullaun stone (DG081-011-) at Kilgoly 900m to the SW. The S bank of the Murlin River is only 50m N of the well. Partially filled in circ Monument Type: Ritual site – […]