Christian Sites

Located towards the bottom of a W-facing slope. The well is depicted on the 1835 and 1945 editions of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as ‘Tober Ronan’. It was known as Tober Ronan, and it had a cure for warts (IFC, Schools Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Situated on a fairly level landscape with a small canalised SW-NE stream c. 25m to the S at a point where it changes direction to W-E. The well is depicted on the 1836 and 1912 editions of the OS 6-inch where it is described in gothic script as ‘Tober Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Situated at base of slight W-facing slope in pasture. Named ‘Toberabiddeen’ on the 1837 and 1913 OS 6-inch maps. The well had been infilled with small stones leaving a level area of rubble (5m N-S; 4m E-W) that is flush with the field surface. An irregul Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map at the NE edge of rath (RO023-095001-), and described as a holy well known as ‘Toberabrilloge’ (OS Name Books). It is now occupied by a pond (dims 10m x 8m; D 1.6m) excavated in the fosse of the rath. Monument Type: Ritual site […]

On a level landscape. A rectangular bullaun stone (RO030-005002-) (dims 0.6m x 0.4m; H 0.3m) with a circular basin (diam. 0.35m; D 0.2m) which serves as the well is at the S side of a grass-covered penitential cairn (RO030-005003-) (dims 10m E-W; 7m N-S; Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

In pasture, located on a S-facing slope, close to the base of the slope. It is on the course of a natural spring, which is now channelled into a field drain. This holy well is named ‘Toberachrinn’ on the 1838 and 1929 OS 6-inch maps. A roughly built Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 216) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Toberaclareena on 1840 map. The well is on the south side of the road, about five feet below road level, and reached from the road by a flight of steps. It is now dry and ove Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Located on the line of a stream/drain, which coincides with the townland boundary. There is rising ground to N−NW, and a flat expanse of wettish land to S. An irregular-shaped pool, c. 10m across, is enclosed within a thicket of reeds, bog myrtle and m Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Some 80m SSW of a church (GA084-127002-), in S sector of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA084-127001-). It consists of a roughly circular water-filled hollow (D c.2m) delimited by traces of a collapsed drystone wall. (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 258-9) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located in BOULEEVIN, County CLARE. On level improved pasture. Indicated along a former field boundary c. 35m to the SE and named ‘Toberacollure’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch maps. A well site now covered by a low cairn of small stones cleared from surrounding field (L 5m; Archaeological Survey Reference: […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 210) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Tobereracran on 1840 map. Now a small batch of swamp from which a clear stream flows. “Toberacran. A holy well where there were stations formerly performed, but now it is seld 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 as Toberacrava in gothic lettering on both. It is located towards the bottom of a W-facing slope. This is a natural spring which is the source of a strong stream running W where the N-S Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]