Christian Sites

At the E edge of a rocky hillock in undulating grassland. Named ‘Toberlauva’ on the 1838 and 1915 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. On inspection in August 1991 this spring well was surrounded by a U-shaped drystone wall (c. 0.9m N-S; c. 0.8m E-W), whi Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Four holy wells situated at side of stream now all filled in and mostly dried-up. Some water flowing out of St. John’s well. All four holy wells are now destroyed with only a hawthorn bush marking the location of each individual well located beside a str Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

On E side of Fuagh Leo (Ooghleo on OS 6-inch map) on S shore of the island. Tobar Leo consists of a small irregularly shaped natural rockpool on a ledge, fed from a spring in the rock face above it. (O’Flanagan 1927b, Vol. 1, 486; Westropp 1911, 74) The Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

In a small hollow in marshy pasture and to the S of the Ennistimon to Corrofin road. Named ‘Toberlonan’ on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. Recorded by O’Donovan (1839) as ‘Tobar Lonain or Saint Lonan’s Well, at which Stations are Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Located in DERRYNAVAHAGH, County CLARE. Situated near the foot of a NE-facing rocky slope, on the W side of the Caher Valley in hazel scrub and within a multiperiod field system (CL005-014001-). Named ‘Toberlonaun’ on the on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map and ‘Tobar Lonáin Archaeological Survey Reference: CL005-009—- Data […]

In rough pasture, immediately W of church (MA110-027001-). A natural spring, with loose stone to E; water flows into W running ditch. Dedicated to Saint Lugna. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey o Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Holy well described by Ó Danachair (1958, 162) as “Tobar Lochneáin” – local. A very very strong spring in a little pool in an open field. Formerly much visited, but not during the last fifty or sixty years. “This is a blessed well where the inhabitants Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Unenclosed spring situated on a steep rocky W-facing slope. The name means ‘well of new milk’ (leamhnacht), and may refer to a tradition associated with some wells around the country, that the well gave milk during the Famine. However, the name Tibberlan Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

This is marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS maps as ‘Toberlughan’ (well of [?]). Situation and Description: The well is circular in plan and constructed of irregular stones. On the WNW sector, the opening to the well displays three irregularly shaped slabs Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

A well is marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in italic lettering on both as Toberluke. It is located on a gentle S-facing slope. Although not recorded by John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 this is regarded a possible holy we Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

This is marked on the 1842 and 1916 OS map as ‘Toberlury’ (Tobar Lúraigh-well of Lúrach (personal name – saint)).Situation and Description: This is a small pool with a good spring and a stream leading away. According to local tradition, the site of a c Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Marked on all OS eds. A wall was erected around the well in the early 1980s. Prior to this, it was surrounded by a number of boulders which served as penitential stations. Six of these are viable close to the field boundary, c. 60m to SSW (CV013-063002-) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]