Christian Sites

Situated close to the summit of a hill, on a NE-facing slope, in rolling pasture. According to Lynch (1909-11) mass was attended ‘at a place called Poulanaffrin and Clashanaffrin (hole and trench of the mass), a disused and filled-in quarry’ in the penal times. Described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as ‘a small pit […]

Natural spring well which forms a large pond located in centre of old fish-pond which is indicated on first ed. OS 6-inch map. No evidence of any enclosing feature around well and location inside fish-pond suggests it is unlikely to be used as a holy wel Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Some 250m SE of Teampall na Naomh (GA040-013004-). This well, correctly Tobar na Naomh, consists of a natural spring, dry at time of visit, with traces of a stone revetment. There is a channel running W from it to the shore. The above description is der Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Deep hollow (diam. 0.4m; max. D 0.68m) cut into S face of rock outcrop c. 3m above ground level. Locally known as “”wart well””. Marked c. 160m to NE on 1842 OS 6-inch map; no well at this location now. The above description is derived from the published Monument Type: Ritual site – 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

Situated 60m SE of Leamaneh Castle (CL016-032002-/CL016-032003-) and just outside the walled garden (CL016-032001-). Indicated on the 1840 OS 6-inch map and named ‘Tobermarteen’ on the 1916 edition. Listed as a blessed well opposite Leamaneh Castle ( Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

On the lower S-facing slope of Kilmacoliver Hill, overlooking the valley of the River Suir. Associated with the early medieval monastery of Kilkieran, and within Kilkieran graveyard (KK034-032002-), standing SW of the tallest of the high crosses (KK034-032003-). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 243) this is one of two high crosses which had been […]

Situated on a gentle E-facing slope overlooking a broad basin. A boat-shaped rock (dims. 2.3m NW-SE; 1.4-2m NE-SW; H 0.5-0.9m) with a flat upper surface is situated in the SW angle of a subrectangular enclosure (int. dims. c. 23m N-S; c. 18m E-W) that has been excavated into the hillslope (max. D 1m at W), […]

Located at the bottom of a W-facing slope, in a triangular grass-covered field (dims c. 60m N-S; c. 30m E-W at N) with mature deciduous trees that is at the W end of a lane. A small, dry, shallow opening (diam. 0.4m; D 0.35m) is defined by stones (ext. d Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

The holy well known as Toberglassan has apparently been eroded by the sea. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as ‘There was a Tobar Glas Colmcille on Inis-bo-fiine, but its site has been eroded by the action of the sea, and the well has disappeared’ (Ó Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Built into rising ground at the base of the S-facing slope of Knocknaskea hill. The E-W island road is 2m to S. Named ‘St. Derivlas Well’ on the 1838 and 1921 OS 6-inch maps, this holy well consists of a drystone subrectangular structure (int. 1.5m N Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Close to lake shore, c. 130m ENE of early ecclesiastical remains (GA041-037001-). It consists of a natural spring, dry at time of visit. It is delimited by a subcircular drystone wall (D 1.6m) with a gap at SW. Now overgrown and no traces of veneration a Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]