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

Unlocated holy well within the townland of Mullinaveige. According to Lynch (1994, 638) there is a holy well dedicated to St Kevin in the townland of Mullinaveige that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection (I Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Well depicted as ‘Priest’s Well’ on 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map but no depicted on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Described in 1983 as ‘The well has been covered in and the area is covered with tarmacadam. A swimming pool has been built to the S of the s Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

A natural crevice in a rock at the base of Mulnamin Hill with rough stone walls arid a slab roof. Marked Tobernameeloge on the maps the site is still visited. The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A descrip Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

In 1837 John O’Donovan wrote in the Ordnance Survey Letters that the parish of Dysart was named after St. Maol Tuile [Multilly] ‘whose memory was celebrated at his holy wells in the glebe about 30 years ago (c. 1807) on the 28th or 29th of May’ (OS Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Marked on all OS eds. Situated on the NE slope of a steep hill. The well has been infilled and there are no visible remains at ground level. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan’ (Dublin: Statione Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Toberyline/Tobar Flainn: Located at the base of the sea cliffs immediately S of Brandon point. It is a ‘clear spring in a rock crevice below high tide level’ (Ó Danachair 1960, 72) and was visited on June 29th as part of a turas which also included Turr Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. On lower NW slope of Musheramore Mountain; second well (9285) near summit. Well modernised in 1982 and stations of the cross erected on N side. Now enclosed in stone and concrete facade with concrete steps leading up to f Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Just N of a graveyard (GA023-023002-) and within Connemara National Park. This well, correctly Tobar MaOilean, consists of a natural spring, now enclosed within a small rectangular 19th-C well-house (L 1.9m, Wth 1.6m, H 0.9m) of red brick, with a gabled Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On S side of a byroad in undulating farmland. This well, correctly Tobar Mac Duach, consists of a natural spring, dry at the time of visit, situated within a small rectangular stone enclosure, now overgrown with bushes. The above description is derived Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Knights Hospitaller frankhouse; held by James Tyrrell 1540; held by Walter Hope of Mullingar 1578, under lease granted by Prior Massingberd of Kilmainham

In rough grazing on N-facing slope. Small stream springing from large flat stones, enclosed by low earthen bank. No longer in holy use. Fanlobbus early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO108-02701-) c. 260m to NE.The above description is derived from the publis Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer