Christian Sites

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Located at the W edge of a low-lying basin. References to this Lughnasa well date from the early 14th century (MacNeill 1962, 633-4; Anon. 1992). The well, where according to J. O’Donovan writing in the 1830s a pattern was held on 31st July (O’Flanagan 1 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

‘There is a holy well there (Rabbit island), where ’rounds’ used to be paid in olden times, and a strand there is still called Traig an Tobair’ (Burke 1914, 69); unable to locate. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inven Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Set into hillside, at head of narrow glen, approached by narrow stone-faced path Surrounded by semicircular stone-built wall (H 0.8m); roofed by single slab. Stone-covered drain (Wth 0.3m) channels run off. On either side, two slabs, each inscribed with Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated c. 55m ENE of the foundations of Raffony church and outside of the original perimeter of the ecclesiastical establishment (CV039-071001-). The well is semicircular and is enclosed by a drystone wall and roofed by two flat slabs. Entrance is at S Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Ó Danachair (1955, 205-6) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Rag Well on 1840 map. This is not a well proper, but a large bullaun, ten inches [0.25m) in diameter and five inches (0.12m) deep in a rock which protrudes from beneath th Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Marked on 1842, 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Belanagare Well’. Located at T-junction in road. No visible surface trace of well. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In a low-lying area. Marked on the 1841 and 1910 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. The well is covered and its water is used for the local supply. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Laois’ (Dublin Stati Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Situated on a NE-facing slope on the NE-SW spine of Carrickbyrne Hill, and accessed from the NW-SE road to the NE by a gap (Wth c. 1.2m) between upright stones (dims. 0.6m x 0.1-0.3m; H 1.05m). A shelf of rock-outcrop (L 4.3m NW-SE; H 0.6-0.8m) c. 30m from the road has an oval hollow (dims […]

Small semicircular stone-built well (diam. c. 1m) partially covered by a large flat slab. Patterns were formerly held here annually on March 17th but the practice has died out (local information). (Davies 1948, 97) The above description is derived from Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Joyce (1912) mentions St. Ossan’s holy Well which was formerly in a field between the church and railway station at Clontarf but is covered up and drains into the Santry River. The site was marked by a depression in the ground and a bush (Joyce 1988, 319 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Holy well dedicated to Aodh [Hugh] of Rahugh [Ráith Aodha] who is also patron of Killare Church (WM024-057—-) and a church at Slieve League (DG090-004001-), Co. Donegal (Ó Riain 2011, 66). His principal feastday was commemorated on the 28th of Febr Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer