Christian Sites

In 1837 the Ordnance Survey Letters mention a well in the S side of the townland of Oldconnaught known as St Charles well (O’Flanagan 1927, 37 (66). This holy well has not been precisely located.Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy. Revised up 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

This is a well maintained holy well associated with St. Columcille. The water is traditionally thought to cure sore eyes, ears and throat. It is a natural spring which has been enclosed, with a granite basin that contains a spout-like feature (Wth 0.65m, Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Ó Danachair (1955, 217) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Toberahoundree on 1928 edition of 6-inch map. The well is now defaced by cattle trampling, and no tradition survives, except a very vague one that it was “some sort of blessed Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

According to local information, a mass-rock was formerly located here. It consisted of a piece of undressed sandstone (H 0.9m; Wth 0.5m) which was inscribed with a cross. It was surrounded by bushes and stones. On inspection in April 1984 no visible surface trace survived. It was bulldozed in the 1970s during land-clearance works. The […]

Towards the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge, and just NE of rath (RO034-0800008-). It is marked only on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Holy Well’. Nothing else Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Well, reputed to be holy, existed in same field as high cross (CW012-044001-) but has been covered by road widening. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located in OUGHTDARRA, County CLARE. A well at Oughtdarra is referred to by Westropp (1905, 343) who notes that ‘the dedication of the well is forgotten, the name being Toberaneenagh, translated wine well.’ On field inspection in 1998 the well was not visible and its location is unkno Archaeological Survey Reference: CL004-057003- Data sourced from […]

On an upland karstic plateau, towards the S end of in a narrow ‘valley’ between rising rocky slopes, and within an extensive field system (CL004-027001-). According to local tradition, this is a holy well (pers. comm. Pat McNamara, Dereen West, Fanor Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Wet area overgrown with trees and bushes; some moss-covered stones visible through overgrowth. According to local information, site of holy well dedicated to St James. Farm trackway once connected well with road to E; people came from “Rylane and all aro Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Ó Danachair (1955, 206) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘St Patrick’s Well (not in Gothic) on revised 6-inch survey. A good spring, surrounded by a wall, with a cattle drinking trough. No evidence of devotion’.Compiled by: Caimin O’ Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Tobar Thomáis: A partly slab-lined well in the bank of a small stream. There is a vague tradition that this was a holy well (Ó Danachair 1960, 78).The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological surv Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer