Christian Sites

In poorly draining low lying land c.110m WNW of St. Patrick’s Well’ (SL014-038001-). There are three holy wells in close proximity here and there is some discrepency as to the designation applied to each on the 1837 and 1940 editions of the OS 6-inch ma Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

On a natural rise on a gentle SE-facing slope with a narrow, stone-lined channel (L 18m x W 1m) leading down to the river, which runs 30m to the SE, in woodland. Circular well (D 1.35m) with dry-stone walling (W 1.7m; T 0.6m). There is no water in the we Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

In rough pasture, in a marshy area on the S side of an E-W field boundary. There are no visible remains of this holy well which was known as ‘Tobar an Bulláin’ (CPCK vol. 2). According to local information, it was filled in many years ago.Compiled by: E Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Poorly preserved disused well located in a quarry with refuse submerged in well. According to local information the well is locally associated with Lynally church (OF016-031—-) and it is believed locally that a cross was lit on top of this hill to guid Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Roadside well known as ‘St. Coran’s Well’. According to plaque pilgrimage to well was revived in 1975 on saints feast day February 9th. Well is covered by ornate, stone-built, gabled structure. Roughly incised cross towards top of structure.The above des Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

When Sir Charles Coote wrote his ‘General View of Agriculture and Manufactures of the Queen’s County’ in 1801, there was a famous well in the parish of Straboe, however by by the late 1830’s John O’Donovan was unable to find any trace of this well within Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Marked ‘Kilkieran’ burial ground (DG097-019001-) on the 2nd and 3rd editions of OS 6-inch maps. The site consists of a circular area enclosed by a stone wall. To the E of the graveyard is Toberkieran a ‘holy well’ (DG097-019003-). On the S side of the w Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps as the site of ‘Loughros Church’ (DG073-029001-) with a burial ground (DG073-029003-) marked to the SSE on the 2nd edition. No trace of either a church or burial ground survives. A short distance t Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Known as St Senan’s Well and ‘situated in this churchyard (LI019-012002-), but was closed up by the casting in of gravel and other rubbish’ (Ó Danachair 1955, 215). According to Spellissy (1989 173) ‘was frequented as a pligrimage site into the early ni Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, on E-facing slope. Destroyed due to land drainage. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have be Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Not marked on the 1840 or 1906 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Reference to St Tierna’s Well here (Carrigan 1905, 240). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as ‘St. “Tierna’s well”, a holy well dedicated to the patron of Aghmacart, is in Sha Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

According to O’Reilly (1987, 130), there was a holy well in Shanballymore in the centre of a fence in a large field near ‘the old Church of Templeroan, named St Ruadhan’s Well’. Templeroan Church (14409) is in the townland of Clogher Demesne c. 650m to W Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]