Christian Sites

On a ridge in grassland. This very poorly preserved dried-up spring well is dedicated to St. Grellan. It comprises an unroofed subrectangular drystone well chamber (1.65m NE-SW; 1.1m NE-SW), which is built into the townland boundary wall. The entrance is Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In low-lying level pasture; River Deel runs E-W to S of site and smaller stream runs N-S to W. Sub-circular depression (c. 1m N-S; c. 2m E-W; D c. 2m) with outflow stream running S into River Deel. Pipes inserted into well in recent times source water fo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

On a SE-facing slope, adjacent to the townland boundary between Glensleade and Baur North, in a damp field of rushes but with views over the lower damp ground to the SE. Indicated and named ‘Toberinneenboy’ on the 1842 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. O’Curry Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Toberiney/Tobar Éinne (St AighneAignech): Located about 500m to N of Cill Einne (KE036-003003-), at the base of the Magharees peninsula. The well consists of a large pool which is partly defined by stones as is one side of the small stream which flows Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Toberinirt/Tobar Aon Fhirt (Well of Strength): A spring well contained within a rectangular stone structure. There is a vague tradition that this was a holy well (Ó Danachair 1960, 77).See attached photographs of Toberinirt, taken by Caoimhín Ó Danach Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In a wet, shallow NE-SW oriented basin in rough pasture within a semi-karst landscape. Indicated and named ‘Toberinneenboy’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This neglected holy well comprises a bedrock depression (L 1m; Wth 0.8m; D 0.6 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

No surface remains visible of the site Tobber na Saggart (the priest’s well) was described by Hickson (1885-6, 499) as; ‘a well called Tobber na Saggart (i.e. the priest’s well), on a townland called Ballintobeenig’. Ó Danachair (1958, 163) was doubtfu Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located in KNOCKROE (Inchiquin By.), County CLARE. In a low, wet hollow from where ground rises gently on all sides. Indicated and named ‘Toberkeagh’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. A natural spring well enclosed by a small D-shaped enclosure (2.1m E–W) defined by a drystone wall ( Archaeological Survey […]

Situated near the S end of an ecclesiastical enclosure (CL011-022001-), in a hollow outside the SE corner of a graveyard (CL011-022004-), in gently undulating, low-lying pasture. Indicated and named ‘Toberkeedy’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6- Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

A 19th-century description of this holy well records it as being located at the foot of a tree, with an adjacent bush ‘on which pieces of cloth, etc., are generally hung as votive offerings; and at a few yards to the south, is a stone seat, which appea Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In pasture, located at the base of a NE-facing ridge slope. This holy well is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, where it is named ‘Toberkeelan’. It appears to have fallen out of use by the time of the 1917 edition, where is annotated ‘Toberkeela Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In a slight hollow in a N-facing pasture slope, some 150m ESE of Tipperkevin Church (KD024-020—-) and graveyard (KD024-020001-). According to Jackson (1979-80, 155), while there was no formal pattern at the well, miraculous cures were reputed to have b Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer