Christian Sites

Natural spring enclosed on three sides by roughly-built stone structure with lintelled roof. Does not seem to be in holy use. According to Roberts (1988), another holy well (CO119-098—), dedicated to St. Sufran, and now covered over, was located nearby Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

‘St. Sufran’s Well is in the town of Drimoleague but is now covered over””. (Roberts 1988). Holy well (CO119-069—) occurs nearby. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In boggy area at bottom of N-facing slope, to S of graveyard (14091). Ruinous section of stone wall and some scattered stones indicate area of well. According to local information, last visit to well was made in late 1940s/early 1950s when rounds were pa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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

Bowman (1934, 321) recorded holy well in M. Cunningham’s ‘about 300 yards west of the church site’ (14476). Well not located. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork’ (Dublin: St 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