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Holy Well Cork

KNOCKNANEIRK Holy Well

In overgrown rock outcrop. Well enclosed by stone-built structure. No longer in holy use. Locally believed that St Finbarr stopped here on his journey from Gougane Barra to Cork.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventor Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Cavan

KNOCKNASHAMMER Holy Well

Marked on all OS eds. It has been concreted over and a manhole cover placed on top. It was circular (diam c. 4m) and was lined with a drystone wall (local information). The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of Cou Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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Holy Well Kildare

KNOCKPATRICK Holy Well

Situated in corner of Knockpatrick graveyard (KD040-010001-), now covered over. Associated with St. Patrick and visited on 17th March (JKAS 1979-80, 152). Date of upload: 8 September 2016 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Kilkenny

KNOCKROE (Kells By., Killamery ED) Holy Well

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

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Holy Well Kilkenny

KNOCKROE (Kells By., Killamery ED) Holy Well

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

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Holy Well Cork

KNOCKROE WEST Holy Well

Natural spring emerging from rock outcrop, flowing down hillside. No longer in holy use.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain insta Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Mass Rock Monaghan

KNOCKS WEST Mass Rock

Located at a break in slope on a S-facing slope and on the E side of a NNE-SSW field bank. In the 1960s the landowner and a local priest built a concrete wall around the mass-rock, which is still present creating a bay (dims 1.05m NE-SW; 0.7m NW-SE; H 0.7m) open to the SE and […]

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Holy Well Kilkenny

KNOCKTOPHERABBEY Holy Well

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

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Holy Well Clare

KNOCKYCLOVAUN Holy Well

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

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Holy Well Cork

KNOCKYROURKE (Muskerry East By.) Holy Well

Marked ‘site of’ on 1842, 1904 and 1939 OS 6-inch maps. On W side of N-S road. Muddy patch indicates site. According to Hartnett (1939, 198), local tradition that well removed itself to Garryadeen (CO051-089—-) because an unclean act, offensive to St L Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Kerry

KNOPPOGE NORTH Holy Well

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 […]

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Holy Well Sligo

KNOXSPARK 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 […]

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