Christian Sites

Overgrown and inaccessible. No longer known locally as holy well. According to O’Donoghue (1986, 156), ‘….holy well….Tober a’Chradha (well of pain or torment)’. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Small apparently circular well now grassed over. The ‘Ultan’ to whom the well is dedicated may be the 7th-century St Ultan of Ardbraccan, Co. Meath (O’Connell 1937, 39). The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of Co Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

St. Canice’s Well, also known as Kenny’s Well, was situated 180m SW of Aghaboe Abbey (LA022-019001-) in the Pigeon park a little to the rear of Bolger’s house (Carrigan 1905, vol 2, 47). It is now infilled almost 100 years ago (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 47) Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Situated in the bed of the river, adjacent to St Dabnet’s chapel (CV026-022001-). Deep oval-shaped hole (dims. 0.22m x 0.18m) which according to local tradition was formed by a horse’s hoof (local information). One of the stations of the pilgrimage of St Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, on E-facing slope. Overgrown depression contains stagnant water; some outflow to E. Windele (1898, 63) in 1849 described the well as ‘a beautiful limpid fountain, open and uncovered, save by three large old whitethorns one of which was thickl Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In forestry on SE side of Corrin Hill and on S side of disused road known as ‘Priests Road’. Known locally as ‘blessed well’ and referred to by Windele (1898, 63) as holy well. No visible surface trace. According to local information destroyed c. 1975. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Marked on the 1911 ‘OS 6-inch’ map as ‘St. Finian’s Well’. The OS Letters refer to a well dedicated to St. Fiónan and a station being held here at one time (CLAJ 1921, 32). The well hole (diam. 0.55m) was almost closed in when inspected by ASI in 1966. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

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 research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 […]

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

Under an ivy-covered bank on the SW side of the path leading down to a graveyard (CO125-021001-) and a church (CO125-021002-). A roughly rectangular, rock-cut depression (1.2m NE-SW; 0.8m NW-SE; D 0.2m) is lined with concrete and its SW half is covered w Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

At the base of an ivy-covered roadside rocky field boundary on the SW side of the road leading to Courtaparteen church (CO125-021002-) and graveyard (CO125-021001-). Water emerges from fissured rock at the back of a roughly concave depression (Wth 0.8m; Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer