Christian Sites

It is marked on the 1841-42 and 1914 OS map as ‘Friars’ Well’. Situation and Description: This well is circular and dry-walled; it would appear to be quite steep and is still full of water. Originally, steps led down to the well and some of these can sti Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Marked on the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch maps as ‘Friar’s Well’. The site cannot now be pin-pointed. It was located at the base of a schist cliff along the coast. The above description was derived from the ‘Archaeological Survey of County Don Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Situated on Friars Island which was submerged during the Shannon Hydroelectric scheme in 1929. The well was situated at the N end of the island with a church (TN025-022001) to the S. The above description is derived from ‘The Archaeological Inventory of Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Jackson(1979-80, 147) states that this site was regarded locally as a holy well. It is named ‘Furan Well’ on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map (the name being derived from ‘fuar’- cold: see also Fuaran holy well in Boghall Td (KD031-001—-)) and s Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In a small clearing in a broadleaf plantation, some 90m N of the W-flowing Finnery River. In 1837, O’Conor, who co-compiled the OSL for County Kildare, recorded, ‘ … there is a well called ‘Fuaran Well’ at which a patron was formerly held on th Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

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

A small roughly circular spring well with remains of drystone facing. Situated at the foot of a hillock. A second holy well (CV039-052—-) lies 80m to NNE. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan’ ( Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Marked ‘Holy Well’ on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated at the foot of a hillock, c. 80m SSW of another holy well which survives intact (CV039-051—-). Davies (1948, 113) noted that the site was known as the ‘Friars’s Well’ and adjoining it the ‘Friar’s Or Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

High Cross located in Fermanagh.

Marked on the 1912 ‘OS 6-inch’ map as ‘Toberanelshy’. Also referred to as ‘Tober an Eleshy’ (Stubbs 1908, 40). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 17 July 2012 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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

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