Christian Sites

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

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

Located in KEELHILLA, County CLARE. At the foot of a limestone bluff (H 5m) on a moderately steep rock-strewn W-facing slope. Indicated and named ‘Toberkieran’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. A poorly preserved apparently disused holy well. A shallow pool (D 0.2m; L 1m Archaeological Survey Reference: CL006-030—- Data […]

At the bottom of a W-facing slope, in the NE corner of a small walled enclosure, in very marshy ground. It is located c. 225m SW of the medieval church (KK027-046001-) in Stonecarthy East. The OS Letters (1839) mentions that the well is called, ‘Tobar Ci Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Toberkieran/Tobar Chiaráin: This well is not now visible but it consisted of a small spring which lay below high water mark on Ventry Strand. Rounds were made here until at least the middle of the 19th century (OSNB Ventry, 27) and there is also a vague Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Toberkieran/Tobar Chiaráin: Situated on the N side of Ballydavid beach on low-lying ground within reach of the high spring tides. Described in 160 as ‘a strong flow of water now issuing from a pipe in a recently-built road embankment. Still visited by a Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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, 213) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Toberkinangle on 1840 map. “Not inserted on plan, not known by the inhabitants as found by particular enquiry. It is. A Well. Holy Well on plan”.OSNB. From this entry in the N Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]