Christian Sites

Situated in a complex of buildings, on Brideswell Street, on the SE side of Athlone town. Annotated ‘Brides Well’ on the 1837 OS 6-inch map and the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map where it is depicted as a circular feature. Well described in 1982 as Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Described as ‘Bride’s Well’ on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map, a pattern was held there until c. 1800, according to John O’Donovan c. 1840 (O’Flanagan 1933, 238). It is situated on a gentle N-facing slope at the source of a small stream that Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Situated on flat poorly drained land, there are no surface remains visible of filled-in holy well dedicated to St. Bridget and marked on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps as ‘Brides Well’. Holy well located 40m N of a stream and 680m WNW of St. David’s Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Holy well dedicated to St. Brigid, marked on OS 6-inch map as ‘Bride’s Well’. Medieval church ruins (WM024-054001-) known locally as ‘Temple Brigid’ or ‘St. Brigid’s Church’ (Woods 1907, 248-9) located 10m to W, possible ecclesiastical building (W Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In gently undulating deciduous woodland on Carton Demesne near the S bank of the of the Rye Water river. The site of the well is occupied by a large covered sump (diam. 6m). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Described as ‘Brides Well’ in Gothic lettering on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map. John O’Donovan, writing c. 1840, denies that there is any holy well in Kilmuckridge (O’Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 225). It is located on a shelf on the SW-facing sl Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

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

At the N-foot of an E-W esker. In 1837, according to the OSL (Herity 2002, 56 [165]), the well, ‘… was formerly frequented as a holy well.’ A natural spring (D 0.2m) is enclosed by a D-shaped mortared stone wall (int. diam. 1.3m E-W) with a straigh Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

A well is marked on the 1839 and 1940 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Bride’s Well in gothic lettering on both. It is situated on the S bank of an E-W section of a small NE-SW stream and c. 40m W of Brideswell Bridge. It is also c. 180m S of […]

Situated on a rise of a gentle S-facing slope at the centre of the mound (ME049-014—-). The well is known as St Bride’s Well and it was revered in the 19th century when it was described as having a diameter of 12 feet (c. 3.75m) (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 3 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

This spring well with stone drain is enclosed by railings and a stone wall. The spring is contained within a rectangular chamber which has a lintelled roof. Its position is marked by a mature ash tree. Dedicated to St. Brigid. Local tradition holds that Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

A natural spring well, removed during roadworks prior to 1958 (Ó Danachair 1958, 73; Healy 1975, 20). St Catherine’s Well (DU008-017—-) lies 110m to the NW. Described by Ó Danachair (1958, 73) as; ‘This well was much visited in former times, but was Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer