County Leitrim

John O’Donavan, writing c. 1836, mentions Tobar Padraig in the townland of Aghamore (O’Flanagan 1929, 130), and Faughnan (1943) says it is not venerated anymore and is not known generally in the parish. It remains unlocated. Compiled by: Michael Moore Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. A well dedicated to St Bridget is an unlined rectangular hollow (dims 1.1m N-S; 0.85m E-W; D 0.7m) with a cross-slab (H 0.66m plus; Wth 0.28m; T 6cm) retaining the W side (Ward 1990, 77). The cross-slab ha Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

early monastic site; founded 766, purportedly patronised by Comin Ea (possibly Cuimmin Fionn, Abbot of Iona); possibly ceased to exist 12th century; C.I. parochial church on site

Located on the SW side of a low NW-SE ridge of rock outcrop (Wth c. 20m; H c. 2m) that is at the N edge of a broad upland basin that extends off to the S. A cement cross (H 0.45m; Span 0.45m; T 0.08m) with ‘mass-rock’ inscribed in the cement at its base was […]

At the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope with a small stream c. 30m to the W. An oval cairn (dims 9m NW-SE; 5.5m NE-SW; H 1m) has a small rectangular drystone well (dims 0.4m x 0.3m; D 0.25m) on the W side, which is still venerated. and a modern shrine. Monument Type: Ritual site […]

There was reputed to be a holy well at Cashel but no saint was associated with it in the 1940s (Blaney 1944, 129), it is not recorded on an estate map (Wogan 1750, 2) or any OS 6-inch map and its location is unknown. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

On the E facing slope of a rise, and under a holly tree. A drystone built altar (dims 1.9m N-S; 2m E-W; H 0.8-1m), with drystone walls extending down the slope E from the NE corner (L 2m; T 0.7m; H 0.4-1m) and SE from the SE corner (L 5.3m; T 0.7m; H 0.2-1m). A […]

In pasture on the N shore of Lough Rinn. Marked only on the latest edition of the OS 6-inch map. There is no other information, and it is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from ‘The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim’ Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

The base of a high cross, probably from the same cross as the fragments (LE032-008005-; LE032-008003-) is within the graveyard attached to the site of the early Church. It is sandstone (dims of base 0.89m x 0.73m; dims of top 0.62m x 0.49m; H 0.57m), and has moulding around the angles. On top is a […]

early monastic site, founded 6th century (probably before 570), by St Cruimthir Fraech (in the time of St Colmcille)

There is a reference to a St Patrick’s Well in Clooney townland at the very edge of Keshcarrigan Lake, which was often covered by the lake water. There were no stations or pattern held at the well at the time (Faughnan 1944). There are no further referen Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View […]

According to Blaney (1944, 129) there was a holy well at Cloonmorris but visitations stopped c. 1910. No name is forthcoming, and it cannot be identified amongst the holy wells in the Schools Collections of the Irish Folklore Commission.Compiled by: Mich Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Located c. 5m S of a NE-SW road and on the E side of the N-S Castlerogy stream, which is c. 65m distant. A crude setting of stones defines a small well (dims 0.7-0.9m; max. H 1.2m), known locally as St Patrick’s Well, beneath a large tree. The well is no Monument Type: Ritual site […]

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded by Lord of Chanligh, confirmed by the “”Bishop of Athenry”” (probably Achonry) and the pope; probable mistaken reference to Creevelea (Dromahair), q.v.

Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1508 by Margaret O’Brien (buried here), wife of Eoghan O’Rourke; burned 1536; rebuilt by Brian Ballach O’Rourke; dissolved c.1598; partly occupied by the English; occupied by a Harrison c.1617; another house…

Situated in a low-lying landscape with an E-W portion of the Black River c. 10m to the S. It is depicted only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as ‘Toberearly’. This is now a small overgrown hollow (dims c. 1.8m x 1.5m) b Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

Situated on a level landscape and at the edge of mound (LE036-043001-) within a farmyard. A spread of stones (dims c. 2m x 1.5m) includes a larger stone (dims 0.8m x 0.4m x 0.5m) which is locally known as a mass-rock (IFC: Schools’ Collection, vol. 0222, 523-4; Ó Cléirigh and Kelleher 1991, 134). 85384,LE02222,MARO,LE003-037—-,LEITRIM,AGHAMORE (Rosclogher […]

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick

There is a record of a holy well (Faughnan 1943, 137) at Conwal graveyard (LE003-008002-), which is not substantiated and the precise location of which is not known. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 22 December, 2015 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

early monastic site; early bishopric; reference to hospital, 1479