Christian Sites

There was formerly a round tower at Raphoe. It was demolished by Bishop John Leslie when he built his palace in 1636-7 (Wood 1937, 304-5). It can be inferred from a reference to it in John Lynch’s De Praesulibus Hibernicis (O’Doherty, ed. I, 1944, 243) that the bishop’s palace occupies the site of this tower […]

There is a vague local tradition that a holy well, dedicated to St Brendan, was located a short distance E of St. Fintan’s Well (KE096-007—-). This could not be located.The above description is derived from A. O’Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), ‘T 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

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

Fitzgerald (1907, 160) identifies an area as ‘St. Brigid’s well field’, but gives no precise location for the well within the field. Jackson (1979-80, 157) quotes a local tradition which describes ‘St. Brigid’s Well’ as being surrounded by a paling, with Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On wet, low-lying ground adjacent to a fast-flowing stream. At the location indicated is a circular waterlogged depression (diam. 3.55m) defined by a series of boulders and some outcropping rock. Another well dedicated to St Columbkille (see LF023-103002 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Circa 15m to the SE of another well dedicated to St Columbkille (see LF 023-103001-). A modern wellhouse has been constructed over this natural spring. Compiled by: Patrick F. O’Donovan Date of upload: 7 June 2013 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, on steep E-facing slope. ‘Tobernasog’ on 1st ed. O.S. map. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In cert Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Not marked on the 1839 or the 1909 eds OS 6-inch maps. In 1846 the Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland recorded that, ‘The monastic ruins (LA025-023001-/002-/003-/004-) of Rathasbuck [Rathaspick], the Bishop’s fort [LA025-022—-), on the estate of Sir Wi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

This is the location of a spring well, now infilled. According to local tradition, it once consisted of a small pool (diam. c. 2-3m) enclosed by a low wall, and was known as a holy well, where prayers were said. According to one source, rags were tied to Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In pasture. This spring well is within a relatively modern stone setting. In 1837 O’Donovan recorded that this well retained ‘a name of the most remote antiquity, namely Tober Gamhna, or the Well of the Calf. It was said to be the source of Lough Gow Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Knights Templar founded 13th century; dissolved 1308; passed to Knights Hospitallers, but exchanged with Thomas Fitx John, Earl of Kildare 1318, rectory retained by Hospitallers