Christian Sites

In pasture, on W-facing slope. Rectangular stone lined well built into slope with lintelled stone cover; opening to W partially closed by large stone slab. Now used as drinking trough for cattle.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archae Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In densely overgrown ground, adjacent to a road. A subcircular stone-lined well (2m x 1.8m; D 0.5m) fed from S by a small stream which in turn is fed from a larger stream c. 20m to S. A stone step leads down into the well on the N side. There are four ot Monument Type: […]

Knights Hospitaller possible camera or frankhouse, hospital or hospice, limb of Castleboys

According to MacDonagh (1936, 193), there was a holy well known as ‘Tubber-Padraig’ in Rathnakelliga townland at which ‘stations’ were performed during penal times. The exact location of this well is not known. The above description is derived from the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Reference to a venerable yew tree growing over the Yew Tree Well. The tree has decayed and rotted away by 1838 (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 139-40). A wet area around a whitethorn tree may indicate the site of the well. Church (LA027-004-) and well were dedic Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Described by Harbison (1992, vol. 1, 47) as following; ‘There are the remains of two crosses (WM027-066003-) on the site of the old monastery of Clonfad. The head and part of the shaft of a sandstone cross, 1.47m high and 1.02m across the arms. The shaft has a maximum thickness of 26cm. The north arm, […]

This well is not marked on any edition of the OS maps.Situation and Description: This well was meant to lie about 20 yards N of Rattoo Abbey (KE009-056004-). However, no surface trace of the well survives today. About 120 years ago, the landowner (Gunn) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

The OS Letters refer to a well dedicated to St. Comghall where stations were held (CLAJ 1921, 34). It was also known as ‘Tobercoole’ and marked as such on the 1865 OS map (revision) (Coyle 1956, 194-5). Not located when inspected by ASI in 1967. Compile Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as ‘there is a Holy Well and graveyard on Rathlin O’Byrne Island. A faithful few still perform the turus there. The well is variously attributed to St. Naal, St. Ciaran, and St. Assicus of Elphin. St. Ciaran’s ruined ch Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Overgrown and inaccessible. According to Hartnett (1939, 252), ‘a tiny spring issues from the foot of a little hill and forms a shallow well….rounds were paid here, but not within living memory’. Believed to have cured eye complaints (O’Donoghue 1986, Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Overgrown and inaccessible. According to Hartnett (1939, 252), ‘not considered to be a holy well’ but O’Donoghue (1986, 270) says this well and Tobernasoal (CO084-102—-), c. 200m to S, believed to cure ‘eye troubles’.The above description is derived fr Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

The people of this parish used annually to assemble on the 12th December at St. Finian’s Well, to celebrate the festival of their patron saint. The well consists of three apertures in the solid rock, and these are always full of water. It is surmounted b Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]