Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Lismore (coshmore And Coshbride By.), County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismore (coshmore And Coshbride By.)
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Carthaghs Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.13864, -7.93168
- SMR number
- WA021-019007-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located towards the head of a S-N valley between Lismore Cathedral (WA021-019003-) c. 180m to the NE and Lismore castle (WA021-019001-), c. 200m to the N. According to a plaque this well was originally known as the Forge Well, or Tobar na Céartan, but when the water of Tober Mhuire (WA021-19008-), c. 100m to the W, was diverted c. 100 years ago the veneration became attached to this well, which is now known as St Carthage's well. A gate and a passage with steps (L c. 2m; Wth 1.2m) leads to a circular well (diam. 1.05m-1.2m) underneath a dome surmounted with an iron cross.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 21 March 2011
Nearby in the register
- Gatehouseunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.