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Holy Well Donegal

DRUMBOE LOWER Holy Well

Unlocated holy well within the townland of Drumboe Lower and located close to the site of Drumboe Monastery (DG078-005—-). Listed by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as well no. 76 and described as, ”The “Abbey Well” is still pointed out near the site of Drumbo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

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High Cross Sligo

DRUMCLIFF SOUTH High Cross

This record refers to two separate components of a high cross, first recorded and illustrated by Wood-Martin (1882, 305-306): a broken cross shaft (see DU018-181—-) now in the National Museum of Ireland and the base block of the cross (SL008-084008-) located in Drumcliff graveyard (SL008-084002-). 133125,SL03820,HICR,SL027-141003-,SLIGO,DRUMCOLUMB,R169159,577278,820053,54.129009660000001,-8.347638720000001,Cross – High cross,,’Stone Cross’,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CSL027-141003-,In the centre of a graveyard […]

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Holy Well Sligo

DRUMCLIFF SOUTH Holy Well

Situated on a slight SSW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Marked and named on both the 1836-7 and 1940-1 editions of the OS 6-inch map. The well has been filled in and there are no remains visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O’Don Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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Holy Well Sligo

DRUMCLIFF SOUTH Holy Well

Situated on a slight SSW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Not shown on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map but depicted and named on the 1940-1 edition. The well has been filled in and there are no remains now visible at ground level. Compil Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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Round Tower Sligo

DRUMCLIFF SOUTH Round Tower

Located 40m NW of Drumcliff graveyard (DG008-084002-), in the shadow of Ben Bulben, and less than a kilometre from the mouth of the Drumcliff River, on the E side of Drumcliff Bay. It stands within a small walled enclosure, bordered on the E side by a road (N15), which intervenes between the tower and the […]

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High Cross Sligo

Drumcliffe High Cross

High Cross located in Sligo.

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Holy Well Sligo

DRUMCOLUMB Holy Well

In 1836 a well named ‘Tobar Chollum (Cille)’ was recorded at Drumcolumb church (SL027-141001-) (OSL, 254). There are now no visible remains of this well. A well named ‘St. Columb’s Well’ (SL034-034—-) lies 650m to SW of the church. The above descripti Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Sligo

DRUMCOLUMB Holy Well

Near the N bank of a stream, at the base of the S-facing slope of a ridge. There are no visible remains of this well. Another well named ‘Tobar Chollum (Cille)’ (SL027-141004-) which was said to be at Drumcolumb church (SL027-141001-) c. 650m to NE remai Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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Holy Well Clare

DRUMELLIHY (Westby) Holy Well

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

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Holy Well Clare

DRUMELLIHY (Westby) Holy Well

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

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Holy Well Leitrim

DRUMGILRA (Mohill By.) Holy Well

Situated in a low-lying landscape with an E-W portion of the Black River c. 10m to the S. It is depicted only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as ‘Toberearly’. This is now a small overgrown hollow (dims c. 1.8m x 1.5m) b Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

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Holy Well Kilkenny

DRUMGOOLE Holy Well

A crudely stone-lined natural spring (opening 0.7m x 0.5m; water D c. 0.5-0.6m) at the base of a steep slope (Farrelly et al. 1993, vol. 1, 128). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 160), ‘Old people still come to pray here. It is called by some the “Wo Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

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