Christian Sites

Located c. 20m SW of a cashel (MA033A003001), on a rough grass and heather covered S-facing slope, in the centre of Duvillaun More Island This holy well consists of a roughly circular pit (0.9m E-W; 0.7m N-S; D 1m) with a dry-stone lining. The opening at Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Knights Hospitaller frankhouse of Kilmainham, founded before 1290; continued until the suppression

The site of this well is situated in the front of No. 35 Stiles Road. This was formerly part of a demesne NW of Clontarf Castle (Dillon Cosgrave 1977, 120; Ó Danachair 1958, 79). Stiles Lane has since been developed with housing estates. A tarmaced area Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Friars of the Sack probably founded 1268; dissolved after 1309-10

Fragment of a possible high cross that originally came from Clonmacnoise (see OF005-064—-) and is now housed in the National Museum of Ireland. Decribed by Harbison as ‘ In the National Museum in Dublin there are some fitting sandstone fragments from Clonmacnoise. The top of the upper fragment is so damaged that it is difficult […]

O’Reilly (1901, 387, 388) mentions a well near Chapelizod called Isold’s Fount. Not precisely located. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated at Eglinton Square Housing Estate which were formerly the grounds of Ballinguile House. A tower-like super-structure covers the well. It is accessible from steps. Associated with St. Mobhi (Ó Danachair 1958, 234; Daly 1957, 21). Compiled by: G Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Formerly located at the junction of O’Connell Road and the railway. This holy well known as ‘St. John’s Well’ was obliterated during the construction of St. John’s Terrace and the railway. A pattern was traditionally held here on St. John’s day. In 1538 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In playing fields off Ailsbury Road is the site of the Well of the BlessedVirgin, also called Lady Well. It was destroyed by drainage works at the turn of the century (Joyce 1912, 27). No visible surface trace. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Shown on the Friends of Medieval Dublin Map (1978, D4) at the junction ofMontague Street and Camden Street Lower. It was dedicated to St. Kevin (Ó Danachair 1958, 233). No visible surface trace. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Known as St. Francis’s Well. Shown on the Friends of Medieval map (1978, D3) at the junction of Meath Sreet and The Coombe. There is no visible surface trace.Compiled by: Geraldine StoutDate of upload: 03 August 2012 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

This holy well, dedicated to St. Patrick, is shown on the Friends of Medieval Dublin map (1978, D5). There are no visible surface remains.Compiled by: Geraldine StoutDate of upload: 03 August 2012 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer