Christian Sites

Recorded by Bowman (1934, 569) as ‘Tobar Geal – Bright Well…c. four and a half ft. in diam. It had a special cure for sore eyes, teeth and fingers. Rounds have been discontinued for the past 40 years. The Whitethorn tree, for the usual votive offerings Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Situated on elevated rocky land with commanding views from E-S-W, higher ground to N. Good view of S shoreline of Lough Gur 300m to WNW. New Church (LI032-024001-) and graveyard (LI032-024002-) located 280m to the WNW with Ballynagallagh Nunnery (LI032-043002-) visible 690m to SW. 100651,LI08210,MARO,LI007-014—-,LIMERICK,BOARMANSHILL Monument Type: Mass-rock View on Historic Environment Viewer

Unlocated holy well within the townland of Carriggower. According to Lynch (1994, 640) there is a holy well in the townland of Carriggower that was recorded by J. Fisher of Mountmellick, 17/01/1977. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 22 Janua Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On the rocky seashore at the foot of an E-facing slope overlooking the mouth of Glandore Harbour. Spring water emerges from a crevice in the rock and flows eastwards forming an irregular shaped holy well (c. 0.8m x 0.3m). The well is known locally as ‘To Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In level pastureland. This well consists of a natural spring delimited by a circular drystone surround (D 1.6m) and is accessible at W via five steps. There is a small aumbry inside the entrance on N side. The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 181) no 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

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

In flat pasture, in a slight hollow, adjacent to a road. A spring well enclosed by a rectangular concrete structure (1.25m x 1.25m) with an opening on the NE side. Access from the road immediately to SE is via steps built into the field fence which separ 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

Carrowmore ecclesiastical complex has been identified with Both Chonais an early monastic site (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 30). The site consists of a series of monuments (DG011-049—-/049010-) divided by a modern road, but obviously it originally formed part of a larger unit. On the W side of the road there is a rectangular enclosure of […]

Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as ‘There was a Holy Well with a station at the top of the field at the rere of Carrowmore N. School, but it has been closed. The family who did this never prospered afterwards. St. Comgall (4th September) was the patro Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

A modernised holy well dedicated to St. Patrick. It is situated in a grazing field which slopes to the E. The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer