Christian Sites

On the N bank of the River Suir, on flat terrain on the edge of the river, with quite a drop to the river and a sharp rise in ground level immediately to the N. There are no visible remains above ground. The holy well is indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. O Monument Type: […]

Some 115m to the SW of a church (GA105-049002-). This spring well is delimited by a sunken pear-shaped well chamber (1.85m E-W; 1.3m N-S; D c. 1m) and it is accessed by a series of steps at SW. It is further enclosed by a modern rectangular mortared ston Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

St. Bridget’s Well located at W end of Rathcoole village 590m W of church (DU021-030001-) and graveyard (DU021-030002-). Depicted as St. Bridget’s Well on all editions of the OS 6-inch map. Described by Ó Danachair (1958, 82) as following; ‘The water Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated at the bottom of the E-facing foothills of the Monavullagh Mountains, c. 350m W of the NW-SE River Tay. The parish church of Kilrossanty (WA023-007001-) is within a D-shaped graveyard (WA023-007002-) defined by stone-faced earthen banks with str Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked on the 1839 and 1941 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described as ‘St. Bridget’s Well’ on both. It is located in a little quarry towards the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope. The well is an oval feature (dims 1.3m x 0.9m) defined by moss-cove Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Located in the middle of a low-lying field with open field drain leading off the well to the SE. Concrete steps lead down to the well. No visible sign of any votive offerings at the well. Depicted as ‘St. Bridgid’s Well’ on all editions of the OS 6-in Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In a farmyard c. 85m N of Riverstown House. A large, heavily overgrown circular area (diam. 10m) is enclosed by a stone wall. Jackson (1979-80, 158) recorded that, ‘There are six upright stone posts in the centre of the well on which is placed a wooden Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Situated in pasture. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as St Bridget’s Well. Kilbride graveyard (WM019-036—-) lies c. 35m to E. Monument described in 1976 as a much altered and modernised well retaining water and containing a large circular lime Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

The OS Letters (1839) describe a, ‘well called Tobar Brighde or St. Bridget’s Well, about half a mile east of the Church [KK027-012001-], near Major Butler’s house. It is still held in veneration but not visited for cures or devotion’ (O’Flanag Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated on a fairly level landscape, with a N-S stream just to the W. It is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described as St. Bridget’s Well in gothic lettering on both, although Grattan Flood (1915, 69) suggests that this wel Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 206) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Toberreendoney “Lady’s Well” and “St Bridget’s Well” on 1840 map. “Three holy wells, not much frequented at present” OSNB. Two of the wells still exist, the third has been clo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

A well is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch and described in gothic lettering on both as St. Bridget’s Well. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1840 there was no memory of a pattern (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 275). It is situated Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]