Christian Sites

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 […]

Situated c. 600m W of Templeboodin Church (WI010-011001-) and now covered by Blessington Reservoir. Omurethi (1906, 203) mentions that the water was used for drinking and for rubbing on sore limbs, and that small stones near the well were rubbed on teeth Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Unlocated well in the townland of Lackan. According to Lynch (1994, 644) there is a holy well known as ‘St Michael’s Well’ in the townland of Lackan that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (IFC S 91 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

In 1958 the well had dried up and showed only as a hollow in a field where it was marked by a whitethorn bush. The site is no longer venerated (Ó Danachair 1958, 77). Within a level field of pasture.See attached photos taken by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, c Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]