Christian Sites

Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and it is described in gothic lettering as St. Nicholas’ Well on both. It is situated in the bottom of the valley of the E-W Oldcourt Stream which is c. 40m to the N. This is a natural spring, which Monument Type: Ritual […]

The site of St Nicholas’ Well where the pattern was held on the 6th December according to John O’Donovan c. 1840 (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 148) is located within the bawn (WX045-012002-) associated with the church of the Augustinian friars (WX045-012 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In the small valley between the two hills, the whole being encompassed by Killamery graveyard (KK030-008010-). The holy well is 13m S of the high cross (KK030-008004-) and c. 50m NW of the ruined medieval church (KK030-008003-). It is dedicated to St Nic Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Ó Danachair (1955, 203) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘St Nicholas’ Well on 1840 map. A slow spring in a cupola of brick, with a slab “St Nicholas, pray for us”. Rounds were made especially on Sundays, but devotion has died out. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Marked on the 1839 and 1941 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described in gothic lettering as St. Nicholas’ Well on both, with the additional information ‘Site of ’ on the later map. St. Nicholas, whose feastday falls on the 6th December, was a 4th cen Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

St. Nicholas’s Well/Tobar Niocláis: This well is now dry. The water has been diverted to drain the field and it now issues about 100m downslope to N. A cross-inscribed stone which stood 9 feet (2.7m) W of the well (OSNB Ballyduff, 18) now lies loose on Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

At the saddle-point of Mám Éan, the southernmost of the three mountain passes (see also GA024-003—-) from the Joyce Country into Connemara proper. Known locally as Tobar Phádraig (GA038-003002-), it consists of a natural spring now situated at NW en Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

The terrier of the 1655 Down Survey map of Farbill Barony stated that ‘at Griffinstowne & Corbittstowne are two old Chappells that at Corbettstowne being called Killpatrick’s Church [WM020-049—-] hath some ash trees about it & near a well called Killpa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, located on a gentle slope c. 40m SE of a rath (MA080-046001-).Named ‘St Patrick’s Well’ on the 1838 and 1919 OS 6-inch maps, this consist of a circular sod-covered earth and stone mound (diam. 6-7.5m; H 0.6m) with a shallow central holl Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Folklore collected from Ardpatrick National School recorded the following details about Ardpatrick holy well; ‘There is a holy well now nearly filled up on the hill here. The water lay about 15ft from surface, people said that if on looking down you di Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On wet flat marshy terrain, in a modern coniferous plantation, with good views in all directions. Fennor church (TS043-003003-) and castle (TS043-003001-) are located 600m to the W. A modern pump house is located on the site of St Patrick’s well. Compil Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map and annotated as ‘St. Patrick’s Well’. Situated in a small depression in marshy ground at the foot of a ridge. A semi-circular setting of limestone slabs (max. H 0.5m) enclosing a spring well, with stream Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer