Christian Sites

On the rocks at E point of the island. A natural pothole below HWM which is regarded locally as a holy well (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I – West Ga Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

At LWM on N shore of the large bay on E coast of the island. Known locally as Tobar Cholmcille (pers. comm. T. Robinson), it consists of a small natural pothole (D 0.25m) on the outer flank of a rock, with a number of coins in it. A few stones piled on t Monument Type: […]

At N end of the island, just N of the former coastguard station, on the boundary between the subdivisions of Baile an Lurgáin and Baile Thios. It consists of an unenclosed natural spring at the foot of a low but vertical limestone scarp. A simple Latin Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

nuns, founded 6th century (in the time of St Senan), sited between Scattery and Limerick

On foreshore just above HWM at S end of the island. It consists of a natural circular, but shallow, bowl-shaped hollow (D 0.2m) on the sloping, S face of a prominent rock. Associated with St Macdara whose island is visible to S. The above description is Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Recorded by Fahy (1957b, 65) prior to flooding by Lee Valley Hydro-electric Scheme. Well stood to N of Inishleena abbey (CO072-044002-), at foot of rock cliff and was traditionally associated with abbey and regarded as a holy well. It was enclosed within 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

Classified in SMR (1989) manual as an unlocated ‘Holy well’. Not included in RMP (1995). Mentioned by Milligan (ITA Survey). The precise location is unknown. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 September 2013 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

This holy well, named ‘Tober Molaise’ on the 1912 OS 6-inch map, is located immediately to E of an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL001-001001-) known as the ‘Cashel’. The well today is as described by Wakeman (1893, 124): ‘There are two holy wells Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In rough gorse and heather-covered grazing land, on a SW-facing slope overlooking a beach known locally as ‘Trá Bhán’, on the S side of Hare Island. A spring well called ‘Tobar a’ Luibín’ emerges from the base of a SW-facing field boundary and flows i Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

In rough gorse and heather-covered grazing, on a S-facing slope overlooking a sandy beach. According to Daly (2000, 47), an irregular-shaped boulder (3.7m N-S; 1.2m E-W; H 0.8m) was used as a mass-rock in the past. A rectangular hollow (10cm x 8cm) on the upper surface of the boulder was, according to the landowner, used […]

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