Christian Sites

The 1838 OS Letters record a holy well in Garbhlagh townland as follows: ‘There is a well called Cloona-gcross Holy Well on the lands of Garbhlagh on Lord Sligo’s Estate, at which is a remarkable stone, it is said with a hole made in one end of it. There Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

In pasture, on W-facing slope. Well enclosed on three sides by stone wall; open to SW; corbelled roof with wooden cross on top. Recess on right side of entrance holds cups and various holy items. Smooth grooves have been cut on some stones. Quartzite peb Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

On steep S-facing slope. Oval basin (ciam. c. 1m) surrounded by low curving stone wall. Access through doorway, in gable-shaped facade; iron cross atop; recess on inside of doorway contains offerings. Wooden box on rear gable wall. According to Power (19 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

No surface remains visible of one of four holy wells known as the ‘Eye Wells’ or ‘Tobernasool’. The precise location of this well has not been identified. This well was located in a narrow strip of ground along the N bank of a stream running E-W and N Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

No surface remains visible of one of four holy wells known as the ‘Eye Wells’ or ‘Tobernasool’. The precise location of this well has not been identified. This well was located in a narrow strip of ground along the N bank of a stream running E-W and N Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Unlocated holy well within townland of Garryduff identified by A. Walsh in An Foras Forbartha Report 1972 on the Monuments of Archaeological Interest of Co. Laois. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007 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

To N of road. Enclosed in large flagstone structure; corbelled roof covered with concrete. Statue and cut-stone cross bearing date 1842 atop roof. Probably still in holy use.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In gently undulating grassland. An underground spring well enclosed by an oval mortared well-chamber (L 1m, Wth 0.6m), capped by a large displaced flagstone. Two steps lead down to the water at N. According to local information, the well was used for med Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In wet boggy area. Site not located.The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated on flat poorly drained land with a marsh immediately to the S. A natural spring well enclosed by a drystone wall (H 0.7m) enclosing a rectangular area (dims. 1.3m x 2.4m) at N, S and E with a stream flowing out from the well at W. No votive offe Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

The head of a high cross was formerly built into the roadside wall in the NE corner of the graveyard at Girley. A small sketch of this was published by Crawford (1926, 9-10). It was described by O’Davies in 1940 (SMR file) as ‘Part of a perfect ring and cross, much covered with cement and […]