County Galway

In pastureland on the N side of an E-W running roadway, a medieval church (GA107-109—-) and graveyard (GA107-109001-) lie across the road to the SE. According to the OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 76), in 1838, this well was ‘still considered 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 resear Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Associated with Knockmoy Abbey (GA058-004001-). Glynn (1904, 239), notes the presence of three wells in the vicinity of the abbey as follows: ‘To the east of the abbey is … Tubber Cathal [GA058-004007-]; to the north another called Tubber-na-Fion [GA05 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Associated with Knockmoy Abbey (GA058-004001-). Glynn (1904, 239), notes the presence of three wells in the vicinity of the abbey as follows: ‘To the east of the abbey is … Tubber Cathal [GA058-004007-]; to the north another called Tubber-na-Fion [GA05 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Associated with Knockmoy Abbey (GA058-004001-). Glynn (1904, 239), notes the presence of three wells in the vicinity of the abbey as follows: ‘To the east of the abbey is … Tubber Cathal [GA058-004007-]; to the north another called Tubber-na-Fion [GA05 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1170?; dissolved 1543; granted to Ulick Bourke (William Ulick de Burgo Mac William), first Earl of Clanrickard (Clanricarde) 1543/1544, who probably did not evict the…

order, period and foundation unknown “Abbey (in ruins)”[notes 94]

early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Cuan; C.I. church on site

In a timber yard at S end of Ahascragh village. This well was initially visited on 15th November 1984 and consisted of a spring well enclosed by a low circular wall (D 1.3m) with a narrow gap at SE. A carved stone cross was set into the outer wall-face a Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

Below HWM at N end of Roundstone Bay. Associated locally with St Columcille, it consists of a fine, smooth, deep, round pothole (D 0.3m), with the remains of a small cairn on the rock outcrop beside it to E (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. The above de Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

Below HWM on rocky foreshore close to the mouth of a small inlet called Béal an Chalaidh. Known locally as Tobar Cholmcille, it consists of a small natural pothole on seaweed-covered rock. According to Mac Giollarnáth (1941), it used to have a stone li Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

On W side of Cuan na hAirde just below HWM on a rocky shore c. 100m N of a small quay. It consists of a small natural pothole associated with St Columcille. Not visited. (Robinson 1985, 38) The above description is derived from the published ‘Archaeolog Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Some 30m NW of a CBG (GA025-003002-). This well, correctly Tobar Fechín, consists of a natural spring, adjoined on E by a low wedge-shaped drystone platform or leacht (L 1.3m, Wth c. 1m) with four large rounded river pebbles on top of it. Within the wel Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

Known locally as Tobairán an Mhuláin. Near LWM on E shore at the mouth of Cuan an Fhir Mhóir. The location indicated on OS 6-inch maps is wrong: the well lies c. 80m to S of it on the foreshore. It consists of a natural oval basin (0.5m by 0.4m) on W Monument Type: Ritual […]

Close to seashore at An Tuairín Mín, on N bank of a stream. Known locally as Tobar Naomh Thomáis, it consists of a small natural spring with a roughly built stone shrine beside it. Visited on 20th December: it is reputed to have had a cure for eyes (i Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

Below HWM to S of a graveyard (GA091-001002-). Two holy wells, both dedicated to St Columcille; (a) c. 170m SW of the graveyard is a large smooth basin-like rock pool, triangular in shape, in the outer flank of a rock outcrop; (b) close to LWM and c. 270 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

On S side of Cnoc an Choillín immediately above the former limits of cultivation. Known locally as Tobar Muire, it consists of a small natural round rock basin with a square cairn built over it on S to form a canopy. Modern offerings are visible in it. Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

On shore below HWM c. 300m SW of the quay called Céibh Poll Uí Mhuirin. It consists of a natural round pothole, in a smooth sloping channel, on the outer flank of a sloping rock. It contains a single coin (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. The above de Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]