Christian Sites

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

This is a natural spring enclosed within a railing and embellished with a monument to St Patrick, murals and a grotto. A stone-lined bath in the front may have been built in the 1760’s when the well was developed as a spa (Daly 1957, 20; Ó Danachair 195 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

On an E-facing slope just outside the perimeter of rath (RO024-013001-) at N. St Patrick’s Well is marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map as being in the fosse, which tends to be water-logged, but the well is known locally (Coyle 1994, 37-8 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In a low-lying basin, c. 200m N of Kiltoom church (RO045-199001-) and, according to J. O’Donovan writing c. 1835 (O’Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 50-1) it was known more correctly as Toberfaghtna. Described locally as a drystone structure, it is now an oval ove Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘St Patrick’s Well on 1840 map. The well is under the roadway, which is carried over on an arch; it is a strong clear bubbling spring. Formerly visited on 17th March. No devoti Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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

Ó Danachair (1955, 217) recorded the following details about this holy well; “St Patrick’s Well” on1840 map. A small well, roughly lined with stone. Some trees and bushes grow around it. No devotions now, but formerly visited for the cure of coughs and Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

St. Patrick’s covered well stands on W facing slope of rising ground with stream and second open-air well to W, site of medieval church (LI032-063001-) and graveyard (LI032-063002-) 30m to SW. Penitential (LI032-063003-) station known locally as ‘St. Pa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture; c. 30m SE of early ecclesiastical enclosure (LI037-025003-). Spring well now contained within circular concrete tank, with concrete footpath surrounding it. Circular area (diam. 6.4m) around this is enclosed by concrete-block wall. Entrance v Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On S side of road. Spring enclosed by recent surround surmounted by statue of St Patrick. Still venerated, with a variety of devotionalia hung about the surround as well as coins dropped into the water. According to Ó Danachair (1955, 204) devotions per Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On a shelf towards the bottom of a S-facing slope overlooking a bog to the SE, and c. 20m N of church (RO021-022008-), which is on the other (S) side of the NE-SW Bellanagare to Castlerea road. A basin (diam. 0.3m; D 0.1m) of a double bullaun stone (RO02 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Described in gothic lettering as St. Paul’s Well on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as Pollpeasty on the 1925 ed. It is situated in a slight W-E valley. It is a natural spring that is now overgrown and the source of a small W-E stream, but it is Monument Type: Ritual […]