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Holy Well Cork

Glannafeen Holy Well

To SW of Templebreedy church (CO150-030002-). Site not located due to overgrowth. (Day 1904, 22).The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In cert Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Cork

Glantane Holy Well

Bowman (1934, 554) recorded holy well in J. Sheehan’s land called ‘Tobar na Suil- (Well for the eyes)’…’Rounds have long since been discontinued.’ Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Wicklow

Glasnamullen Holy Well

Situated on the N side of a stream at the foot of a steep bank. Rough oval hollow (dims. 2m x 1.5m) defined on three sides by loose stones and small boulders. The hollow is now dry. The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1928, 69) mention the tradition of tying rags Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

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Holy Well Roscommon

Glebe (Boyle By., Keadew Ed) Holy Well

Not marked on any ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on top of a ridge beside a disused roadway on the N shore of Lough Meelagh. A dry depression with an inscribed concrete cross erected in 1932 over it. There is no indication of antiquity but it is stil Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

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Holy Well Cork

Glebe (Carbery E. (W.D) By.) Holy Well

To W of Kilmeen Church (CO121-049003-). No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Cork

Glebe (Carbery W. (E.D) By.) Holy Well

Natural spring, rises under rock outcrop, enclosed by randomly-set stones forming rectangular box. Wall of roughly-set pebbles to NE: hawthorn tree grows over well. No longer in holy use.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Westmeath

Glebe (Farbill By.) 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 research Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Cork

Glebe (Muskerry West By., Ballyvourney Par.) Holy Well

Located c. 60m S of Ballyvourney graveyard (CO058-037009-). Well marks final station in St Gobnait’s pilgrimage (Harbison 1991a, 134), where ‘water is taken, and a series of Paters, Aves and Glorias are said’. Approached by gravel path flanked by iron ra Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Mass Rock Galway

Glebe (Part of) Mass Rock

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 […]

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High Cross Carlow

Glebe (Rathvilly By.) High Cross

Referred to as ‘St. Mogue’s Cross’. An undecorated granite cross with imperforate ring (H 2.25m; Wth of shaft 0.4m; T of shaft 0.21m; Wth across arms 1.22m) sitting on a square base (L 0.88m; Wth 0.86m). (Harbison 1991, 191 (No. 32); Harbison 1992, 58 (entry 60)) 32842,CW00440,HICR,CW012-025002-,CARLOW,GARRYHUNDON,R145535,672209,669372,52.770550780000001,-6.929910570000000,Cross – High cross,NULL,NULL,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CCW012-025002-,The following description is derived from […]

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Holy Well Carlow

Glebe (Rathvilly By.) Holy Well

Referred to as St. Mogue’s well. Bullaun stone (CW009-028007-) placed on wall beside it. (Harbison 1991, 192) Reference: Harbison P. 1991 ‘Early Christian Antiquities at Clonmore, Co. Carlow’ in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (vol. 91, C, Numb Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Holy Well Leitrim

Glebe (Rosclogher By.) Holy Well

Marked only on the 1945 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as ‘St Patrick’s Well’. It is located on the steep NE-facing slope of Glenade valley. This is a natural rock-pool with no artificial structures or other evid Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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