Christian Sites

Water contained in the depressions of the bullaun stone (KE066-065001-) was regarded locally as a holy well, called ‘Tubber na Cuddy (Cuddy’s Well)’ (Cusack 1871, 409). Healy (1960, 84) recorded that ’rounds’ were made here before sunrise on 15th May eac Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In undulating pasture, at the base of a slope and on the townland boundary between Cloghoge Lower and Carrowkeel. The well consists of an unenclosed shallow hollow (2m x 4m) at the point where a spring flows from the limestone. It was recorded in 1836 as Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In wet marshy pasture, at the base of the ENE-facing slope of a ridge and to the rear of a disused creamery at Castlebaldwin. The most northerly of three adjacent holy wells, with Tober Murry (SL034-186002-) c. 12m to SE and Tober Patrick (SL034-186003-) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

In wet marshy pasture, at the base of the ENE-facing slope of a ridge to the rear of the disused creamery at Castlebaldwin. This is the centremost of three adjacent holy wells with Tober Bride (SL034-186001-) c. 12m to NW and Tober Patrick (SL034-186003- Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

In wet marshy pasture, at the base of the ENE-facing slope of a ridge and to the rear of the disused creamery at Castlebaldwin. The most southerly of three adjacent holy wells with Tober Bride (SL034-186001-) c. 15m to NW and Tober Murry (SL034-186002-) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Described in 1946 as ‘This is a hollow in a shelf of rock, filled by a small spring. It is on the south bank of the river, in the gorge above Cliff House, and close to Tetunny Graveyard (DG107-073001-). It is seldom visited now, but on the occasion of ou Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

According to the Annals of the Four Master, the round tower, along with ‘Eochaidh O’Cuim, the Chief Master’ who was inside it, was burned in 1156 (Moore 1874-9, 35-6). In the OS Letters (1839) it was noted that, ‘The Irish-speaking people here all call the tower Cloigtheach, and they say its bells are buried in […]

Situated in a graveyard (CL025-091002-) just 2m NW of the Romanesque church (CL025-091001-) at Dysert O’Dea. The much ruined remains of a round tower surviving on one side to a height of c. 18m and narrowing as it rises. It is 18.5m in circumference at base (diam. c. 5.89m) and its walls (T 1.25m) are […]

Situated near the top of a steep E-facing slope almost at the N perimeter of Drumcliff graveyard (CL033-033002-) c. 10m N of the church (CL033-033001-). A ruined circular tower (diam. at base 4.88m, int. diam. 2.44m) standing to 11m on the N side but only to 3m on the S (Wth of wall at S […]

Just outside the SW corner of Kinneigh graveyard (CO094-104003-), on the site of a monastery founded by St Mo-Cholmog. This round tower is comprised of a unique hexagonal base standing to a height of 18 feet (5.48m; Caulfield 1879, 16), with the remainder cylindrical portion of the tower surviving to a height of 67 feet […]

On a flat-topped hill, surrounded by pasture. There round tower is located on the W edge of the graveyard (KK027-044002-) of Kilree church (KK027-044001-). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 45), the name Kilree is derived from Cill Ruidhche, after St Ruidhche, a female saint who is commemorated on the 8th of February. Kilree church […]

National Monument in state ownership No. 134. Situated NW of the cathedral on slightly higher ground within the main graveyard. Built of mica-schist and granite (H 30.48m) on two offsets, with a further six floors carried on beams set into beam-holes. The round-headed granite doorway faces SE and is 3.2m above the upper offset. There […]