Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Cill Rialaigh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cill Rialaigh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.79664, -10.31005
- SMR number
- KE097-059----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This pool, locally regarded as a holy well, is located a short distance SW of Kildreelig ecclesiastical site in rough pasture which slopes down steeply toward a cliff-edge at E. A small stream issues from the pool, which occurs beneath a massive boulder, and a number of paving slabs are placed in the stream. Remnants of rough walling line one side of the stream and extend N From the top of the boulder. A pattern was formerly held here on Good Friday, but the site has ceased to be visited since the 1930s (local information).
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1074. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 31 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.