Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Grove (shillelogher By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grove (shillelogher By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KK023-031002-
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The National Monuments Service's description
Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 386), describes the castle-mound or motte of Tullaghanbroge (KK023-032----) and associated earthworks (KK023-031001-) to the E. He goes on to say that, ‘Opposite this field, at the other side of the road from the churchyard [presumably of the medieval church of Grove] to Grange chapel [the RC church c. 1.3km to the E], is another field of great fertility, in which there is a well, probably a holy well [KK023-031002-] in former times. Close to the well is a slight mound, together with many traces of foundations, which are said to mark the site of an ancient monastery [KK023-031003-]. The part of the field lying east of this is known as “the glebe”’. This area, S of the road, is very disturbed as it was completely forested and has since been clear-felled and re-planted. There is no visible trace of a well in this field. The precise location of this well is unknown.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 21 March 2017
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.