Christian Sites

Now a pump house, according to local information this was a holy well, called “Tober an tsagart”. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In ce Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Not marked on the 1842 OS map, on the 1916 OS map it is marked as ‘Purtaheen’.Situation Description: O’Donovan (OSNB) mentions a holy well in this townland, but he does not give it a name. No trace of this well could be found.The above description is der Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Square depression roughly cut in rock through which bubbles a natural spring. Water now piped to cattle trough nearby. No indication of holy use. Disused burial ground (CO108-01901-) c. 40m to W.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archae Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked on the 1911 ‘OS 6-inch’ map as ‘St. Fintan’s Well’. The OS Letters refer to a well called ‘Tobar Fiondáin’ (CLAJ 1923, 200). When inspected by ASI in 1966 it was described as a circular stone lined well, filled with stagnant water and covered wit Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In trough area of fulacht fiadh (10757). Open stone-lined rectangular well (1.1m NE-SW; 0.6m NW-SE); flagged on SW side. Locally known as holy well which cured warts. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of Count Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

High Cross located in Louth.

Referred to as Tobar Rónáin. The OS Letters note that it does not retain its original situation, which was in a bog (CLAJ 1925, 6). Tradition associated with it and it has been suggested that a pilgrimage once took place on the 15th August each year (I Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Small amount of water under rock on rugged slope. Does not seem to be in holy use. According to O’Donoghue (1986, 62) well also called Tober na n-Duanairidhe – well of the poets.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventor Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

At base of steep-sided hill in grounds of Nazareth House, previously Dromore House. Pump house built over well; noted as supplying water to house by Grove White (1905-25 vol. 3, 340). According to Berry (1905, 36), OS Name Books list an ‘Aunia’s Well, fo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

In pasture, c. 250m E of burial ground (14094). No visible surface trace. Noted by both Grove White (1905-25, vol. 3, 340) and Bowman (1934, 603) as a holy well at which rounds were paid on 16th and 17th March. The above description is derived from the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

In reclaimed land, c. 150m SW of Rahan church and graveyard (14418,14575). No visible surface trace; according to local information, drained during reclamation. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Named ‘holy well’ on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, c. 200m to SE of Dromtarriff church and graveyard (14419,14576). Circular stone-covered and lined well (diam. 1.05m); opening on SE side with four steps down. Tree 3m to W has coins inserted Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]