County Limerick

Situated on the summit of Ardpatrick with commanding views of the surrounding countryside, accessed from a road to W known locally as the Rian Bó Phádraig (LI056-002002-). Hilltop monastery reputedly founded by St. Patrick and renamed Ardpatrick, hilltop formerly known as Tulach na Feinne [Hill of the Fianna] (Westropp 1922, 78). The poorly preserved remains […]

Site of holy well dedicated to St. John the Baptist. According to O’Kelly (1943, 226) a water pump had been erected over the well and all devotion had ceased. Described in 1955 as following; ‘This well has disappeared; its spring, apparently, now supp Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

In pasture, in SE corner of field, on W bank of stream. No visible surface trace evident. According to Ó Danachair (1955, 203) well, dedicated to St. James, ‘disappeared in a drainage scheme’. It was visited on eve of feast (25th June) at dawn, and rags Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

In level pasture. Well consists of spring in earth-cut pool (diam. 2.3m; D 0.65m) with outflow drain on N side. Outflow runs N-S joining SW-N. Had gone out of use by 1950s (Ó Danachair 1955, 211) though OS Name Books record it as ‘a holy well … celebr Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

Holy well dedicated to St. Simon (Ó Danachair 1955, 199) located 50m NE of Ballysimon graveyard (LI013-026002-) and Derrygalvan church site (LI013-026001-). Described in 1955 as following; ‘A little well, lined with dry stone, with a small whitethorn b Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Ó Danachair (1955, 210) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Banoge Well on 1840 map. A pool, three feet [0.9m] in diameter, surrounded by whitethorn bushes. “This well is said to be holy and is remarkable for the curing of animals affe Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

In tidal area of Robertstown River estuary; well flooded at high tide. Well is oval opening (1.5m N-S; 1.2m E-W; D 1.8m) enclosed lower down by water-rolled stones but upper half enclosed by concrete. Area around well (4.2m x 2.6m) enclosed by concrete w Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

This holy well was reported to ASI by Sarah McCutcheon, archaeologist with Limerick County Council on 16th October 2012. She described the well as follows: “it’s a roadside well, built into the ditch, with an outfall continuing northward which eventual Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated immediately E of a small road on a S facing slope in the valley of a small tributary of the Mulkear River. An irregular area (c. 2.6m N-S; 2.3m E-W) enclosed by a wall of concrete blocks (H 0.9m) is filled with water to ground level. In the Nati Monument Type: Ritual site – […]

Ó Danachair (1955, 204) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘St Munchin’s Well on 1889 25-inch O.S map. In Bruree village, behind the old village pump. No devotions now, but rounds were made within living memory. The water cured bad sto Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

No visible surface trace of site described by Ó Danachair (1955, 211) as ‘a small well in a little grove of whitethorn … where rounds are still made, especially in may’. It was dedicated to St Ita (ibid.). Well was at side of public road but there is Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well […]

In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, in former demesne of Cahermoyle House. Now covered by disused concrete water trough (3.8m x 1m; H 1m). The well was possibly located towards W end of trough where, from an area now infilled with stones, a water pipe Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

Just below the summit of Knockseefin, immediately N of townland boundary with Gortnanuv and 100m SW of burial mound (LI024-012—-) standing on top of Knockseefin. Annotated ‘Carriganaffrin’ on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Depicted as a cliff-edge face of an old quarry on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map. Visible on Google Earth orthoimage […]

Situated on elevated rocky land with commanding views from E-S-W, higher ground to N. Good view of S shoreline of Lough Gur 300m to WNW. New Church (LI032-024001-) and graveyard (LI032-024002-) located 280m to the WNW with Ballynagallagh Nunnery (LI032-043002-) visible 690m to SW. 100651,LI08210,MARO,LI007-014—-,LIMERICK,BOARMANSHILL Monument Type: Mass-rock View on Historic Environment Viewer

The precise location of St. David’s well which were located in the Earl of Devon’s Pleasure Garden has not been identified. Ó Danachair (1955, 212) recorded the following details about St. David’s Well in the historic town (LI037-067001-) of Newcastlew Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Our Lady’s Well. Not marked on maps. A strong flowing spring. Rounds were formerly made on Saturdays and on 15th August. The water cured sore eyes and other ailments. There ar Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Munchin; monastic lands recorded as late as 1615

Knights Templar church confirmed to the Knights Hospitaller 1212 — no record of preceptory

Church ruins (LI001-004001-) of a possible Franciscan friary or an early Christian monastery stands on the grounds of ‘Cloon Island Ho.’ (NIAH Reg. No. 21807009) located 20m to the SW. Two early Christian cross-slabs (LI001-004002-/003-) are incorporated Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Holy well dedicated to Ss. Peter and Paul located in close proximity to the medieval church ruins (LI029-174001-) in Ballingarry graveyard (LI029-174002-). Westropp (1904-5, 408-9) recorded that near the church ruins was, ‘the well of SS. Peter and Pa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer