Christian Sites

On flat grassland at the base of the W-facing slope of a hill on top of which is located Lattin church (TS066-044001-) and graveyard (TS066-044002-) 96m to the NE. Natural spring (int. diam. 0.9m: H 1.2m) well enclosed by a stone surround with flat linte Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Described as ‘Lady’s Well’ in Gothic script on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and situated in the shallow valley of a S-N stream, which is c. 90m to the W. The well was the source of a stream that ran N for c. 240m before joining the ma Monument Type: […]

On the W bank of the River Suir, c. 60m SW of Cahir abbey, at the base of a steep rock outcrop precipice under young beech trees. This well is in the form of an irregular-shaped pool (dims. 2m x 4m; D 0.2m) in rock outcrop with no enclosing element. Clea Monument Type: Ritual site […]

In flat terrain with small stream running N-S at base of long N-S running ridge, sloping down to W. No visible trace of holy well. According to landowner the well had been filled in by previous landowners. It may have been at the small pool at the N end Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

On a SE-facing slope within a burial ground (GA125-050001-) in a wooded area, possibly associated with a hermitage or small cell of religious origin (GA125-050003-, O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 517) and a 19th-century burial monument (GA125-050004-). This Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as Lady’s Well, although the earlier map shows numerous springs. It is situated in a slight fold on a gentle S-facing slope and at the bottom of an E-facing Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

On a hill slope, on the W side of a millrace where it joins the Douske River, N of Mill Road (formerly the northern High Street), and to the rear of Cushendale Mills. The well is much silted up, though there is still a flow of water from it into the adja Monument Type: Ritual […]

On a S-facing slope in undulating terrain, surrounded by pasture. Tullaroan church (KK018-032001-) is located c. 120m to the S. According to the OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 213-14) of 1839, at this well, known as Lady’s Well, ‘a Patron was Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as Lady’s Well on both. It is located at the bottom of an E-facing slope, cut into a natural scarp (Wth 5m; H 2.5m) with the N-S Owenduff stream c. 70m to the E. The Monument Type: Ritual […]

Marked on the 1839 and the 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Lady’s Well in gothic lettering on both, with the addition of ‘Site of’ on the later map. John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 says it was then concealed in shrubbery (O’Flanagan 1 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Lady’s Well in gothic lettering on both. It is situated on a gentle E-facing slope, but is not visible at ground level in pasture, and there is no record of veneartion. Compiled by: Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as Lady’s Well on both. It is mentioned by John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 but it had long been abandoned and the date of the Pattern day was not even remembered (O Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]