Christian Sites

Tobermurry/Tobar Muire (Mary’s Well/Our Lady’s Well): This spring well dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary is located in a modern landscaped setting on the outskirts of Kenmare town, a short distance W of the Finnihy river. It is slab-lined and is surmo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Tobermurry/Tobar Muire (Mary’s Well): One of 3 closely-grouped holy wells situated at the foot of the NW slopes of Beenmore overlooking Trabeg. The site is now marked by a grotto which houses a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is visited on the 2nd Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In a flat river valley, c. 100m N of the Nuenna River and c. 10m N of a mill race which run parallel to the river, in grass. The OS Letters (1839) mention, ‘a well near the Mills of Cloghmanta called by the inhabitants Tubber Muire (Tobermurry) i.e., Lad Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Marked at different locations on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Tobermurry – Mary’s Well – in gothic lettering on both. It is situated in a small E-W valley with the headwaters of a stream c. 10m to the N. It is not visible a Monument Type: Ritual […]

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

On roadside, recently restored. Stone-lined oval trough (D 1.7m), enclosed by curvilinear stone wall, WSW to ENE, containing holy shrine. Low straight stone wall (L 7.6m) delimits the well on S. Dedicated to Virgin Mary. Well was visited on Garland Sunda Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In the village of Balla, located immediately to W of a building (MA090-024003-), known locally as the ‘Rest House’, and c. 50m E of a graveyard (MA090-024005-) and a round tower (MA090-024004-). This well is named ‘Tobermurray’ on the 1838 and 1929 O Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In woodland, on S verge of pond. Sub-circular well (2.5m N-S, 3m E-W) enclosed by dry-stone wall (H 0.42m; Wth 0.8m). Gap in wall (Wth 0.5m) at WNW forms entrance, leading down to well via 2 stone steps. Partially stone-lined channel drains well at NE. W Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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 marked on the 1841-42 and 1915 OS maps as ‘Tobermurry’ (Tobar Muire – Virgin Mary’s Well) and known locally as ‘Tobairin Muire’. Situation and Description: This is a small, very slow spring on a little slope in a grove of trees. It has recently Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

On W side of trackway, c. 70m N of Temple Athea church and graveyard (LI034-004001-/002-). Well still in holy use and area around it maintained for use of visitors to well. Gate from trackway gives access to rectangular area (6.5m N-S; 4.5m E-W), c. 0.4m Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Tobermurry/Tobar Mhuire [Mary’s Well]: A natural spring which is regarded as a holy well; no other tradition survives (Ó Danachair 1960, 70).Ó Danachair (1960, 70) recorded the following details about this well; ‘A spring gushing from the rocks of a ro Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer