Christian Sites

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 natural spring well located to the W of Kilbarron Church (TN009-003). The well is rectangular (dims. 1.4m x 1.5m; D 0.3m) and is enclosed by a drystone wall except at NW where the road runs past the well. No votive offerings visible. The above descrip Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In marshy waste ground to NE of graveyard (CO107-04602-) and within early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO107-046001-). Known locally as “”St Finbarr’s Well””. Rectangular stone-lined well (D 0.8m). Practically dry when visited. Seems to be still in holy use. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Site of well recently re-discovered in rough grazing on W-facing slope. Some stone-facing and spring uncovered c. 2m below present ground level; a local group propose to restore the well. MacCarthy (1937,17-8) suggests that this is the ‘site of the first Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated on a marked S-facing slope overlooking the valley of a mountain stream. A spring which is now diverted into a field drain. The site is marked by a small level platform (dims. c. 8m x 7m) with wall collapse along the edges especially on the W sid Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Marked only on the 1924-5 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, although called Tober Beaglaoich by John O’ Donovan writing in the 1830s (Herity 2010, 15). The well, church and townland were named after Beag Bile, a saint associated with Tullaghobegly church, Co. Do Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 435), in Kilbraghan, ‘St. Brachan’s holy well, called Tubbervrachawin, is in the second field to the north of the site of the churchyard [KK022-011002-]’. On the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map a stream is indicate 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 following description is derived from the published ‘Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow’ (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision 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

Holy well according to local information. Lintelled opening (Wth 0.58m; H 0.37m) at base of natural rock outcrop; now dry. Bullaun stone (CO135-006003-) in front of well; burial ground (CO135-006001-) c. 30m to N.The above description is derived from the 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