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A heritage day out in County Laois

Everything this site lists for County Laois in one place: 95 entries across holy wells, pattern days, monuments, castles and the coast. Each links to the record or page it comes from. More about County Laois →

On this site for County Laois
Holy wells 49Pattern days 4Round towers 6High crosses 2Ogham stones 0Mass rocks 6Sweathouses 0Megalithic tombs 7Crannógs 1Abbeys and friaries 15Castles 5Lighthouses 0Award beaches 0National parks 0
Holy wells · 49

From: Sites and Monuments Record (Republic); Wikidata for Northern Ireland. Holy wells page →

Pattern days · 4
  • Holy well, Rosenallis · 1 February · Rosenallis · “A holy well dedicated to St Bridget whose pattern was formerly held on 1 February.” · SMR LA003-016004 ↗
  • Holy well, Kilgory · 24 June · Kilgory · “A pattern day was formerly held here on 24 June.” · SMR LA036-002003 ↗
  • Holy well, Skirk · 15 August · Newtown Or Skirk · “Skirk was much frequented by pilgrims on the pattern day, 15 August, until about 1830.” · SMR LA021-047001 ↗
  • Holy well, Anatrim · 3 November · Anatrim · “The pattern day of 3 November was held at the well until the 1830s.” · SMR LA016-016002 ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record descriptions and Wikipedia. Pattern days page →

Round towers · 6
  • Aghmacart · “Reference to a possible round tower or bell tower here (Roe, Helen M. 75).” · SMR LA034-019008- ↗ · map ↗
  • Dysart · “Aonghas was a ninth century bishop who died c. 830 and was author of Féilire Aonghasa (Martyrology of Aonghas) which was reputedly started at his church in Dysart and finished in the monastery of Tallaght, Co. Dublin (Ó …” · SMR LA013-059002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Farraneglish Glebe · “Archdall stated that there was a round tower at Farran Church however according to the OS letters there was never a round tower in this townland.” · SMR LA023-050002- ↗
  • Killeshin · “A round tower to SW of church was destroyed in 1703.” · SMR LA032-020003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Rosenallis · “Unlocated Round tower within the village of Rosenallis, marked on current edition of the OS 6-inch map as site of Round Tower.” · SMR LA003-016001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Timahoe · “It contains a Romanesque doorway with four orders of sandstone blocks at first floor level in the E face.” · SMR LA018-031005- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Round towers page →

High crosses · 2
  • Sleaty · “A plain granite cross, (H. c. 1.45m, W. of arms c. 0.73m, W. of shaft 0.36m, T. c. 0.26m).” · SMR LA032-018003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Sleaty · “A small granite ringed cross with incised double lined ring on face of cross located in S quadrant of graveyard and to S of S wall of church.” · SMR LA032-018007- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. High crosses page →

Ogham stones · none on our lists

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Ogham stones page →

Mass rocks · 6
  • Archerstown · “Possible tradition of this being a mass-rock.” · SMR LA035-049001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Ballynagall · Penal Mass station · “Reference to mass-station here.” · SMR LA032-005002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Knockseera · Penal Mass station · “This quarry was used during the penal times as a Penal Mass Station in the early 18th century.” · SMR LA022-013006- ↗ · map ↗
  • Rathtillig · Penal Mass station · “Unlocated Mass-Station within townland that is described in The History of the Queens County as 'Another Mass-station mentioned by Mr. Wall was to the S.E. of Arles at a distance of about half a mile.” · SMR LA032-032001- ↗
  • Rathtillig · Penal Mass station · “Unlocated Mass-Station within townland that is described in The History of the Queens County as 'Another Mass-station mentioned by Mr. Wall was to the S.E. of Arles at a distance of about half a mile.” · SMR LA032-032002- ↗
  • Tinnaragh · Penal Mass station · “Known as 'the Monument' or 'the Priest's Bush', it is a whitethorn.” · SMR LA028-017002- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Mass rocks page →

Sweathouses · none on our lists

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Sweathouses page →

Megalithic tombs · 7
  • Carrigeen (Stradbally By., Kilmurry Ed) · “Unlocated megalithic tomb possible in the townland of Carrigeen, described by Comerford as in 'the townland of Corrigeen the county people point out an object which they have accustomed to call a Druid's altar.” · SMR LA014-055---- ↗
  • Clonmeen North,Clonmeenwood · “Unlocated standing stone within townland that is described by H. Roe as a 'Standing Stone and small ruined monument of dolmen class' in her unpublished report Laois County; Gazetteer of Finds Monuments etc. p. 2.” · SMR LA033-027002- ↗
  • Cuffsborough · “Graves (1852, 358) has recorded the discovery of a 'beehive-shaped chamber' under an earthen mound.” · SMR LA022-061---- ↗
  • Killinaparson · “The site, in a clear-felled area of forest, lies just uphill from a stream on the W slope of Barradoos Mountain which is on the N side of the Slieve Bloom range.” · SMR LA006-001---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Killone · “Unlocated dolmen within townland (Roe, Laois Gazeteer of monuments etc. p. 4).” · SMR LA009-033---- ↗
  • Luggacurren · “Unlocated megalithic tomb described in the History of the Queens County as 'On the marquis of lansdowne's estate at Luggacurran there are the remains of a Cromlech, consisting of five upright pillar-stones over 4 feet …” · SMR LA025-049---- ↗
  • Manger · “Situated in an upland area by the roadside.” · SMR LA025-018---- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Megalithic tombs page →

Crannógs · 1

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Crannógs page →

Abbeys and friaries · 15
  • Abbeyleix Demesne · “A Cistercian abbey was founded here in 1183/1184 by Cucogry O'More, Lord of Leix.” · SMR LA029-013001- ↗
  • Addergoole · “Described by Carrigan as 'The "Nunnery" of Addrigoole stood in Addrigoole "Kiln field", beside the road to Aghmacart, about 4 perches north-west of the lodge-gate of Belmount House.” · SMR LA034-022001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Aghaboe · “An Early Christian monastery was founded here in the sixth century by st Cainnech (Canice).” · SMR LA022-019001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Aghmacart · “Records indicate that it was burnt in 1156 and that an Augustinian priory was established before 1168 by MacGillapatrick, Lord of Ossory.” · SMR LA034-019003- ↗ · map ↗
  • Ballybuggy · “Tradition of a Nunnery here.” · SMR LA034-004---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Clonagh (Slievemargy By.) · “The ruins of the monastery are yet to be seen with the vestige of a curious arch'' This is shown as a large Church on the old Map of Leix and Offaly.” · SMR LA032-007001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Clonmeen South · “Described by Carrigan as 'The townlands bounds Co. Tipperary, and contains two very ancient ecclesiastical ruins, one the "Old Abbey of Clonmeen", the other a "Church".” · SMR LA033-009001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Errill · “Marked 'Friary' on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map.” · SMR LA027-022002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Farraneglish Glebe · “Unlocated Nunnery within townland that was according to Ledwich known as Teampaill Na gCailleagh Dubh ie. the Church of the black nuns.” · SMR LA023-050001- ↗
  • Kilmainham · “Unclassified monastic establishment also known as Triogue.” · SMR LA008-003---- ↗ · map ↗
  • Kilnaseer · “Unlocated nunnery within townland described by Carrigan as 'About the middle of the second field south of Kylebeg and joining Carrick Mill, there was an ancient Nunnery, now completely obliterated.” · SMR LA028-100001- ↗
  • Newtown (Clanmallagh By.) · “Upstanding remains consists of portions of W wall and N walls of church (dims c. 7m E-W, c. 8m N-S).” · SMR LA035-001001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Oldcourt · “Formerly an episcopal residence of the Bishops of Leighlin dating from the late thirteenth century, this monastery is believed to have been founded by the O'Moore family.” · SMR LA026-007002- ↗ · map ↗
  • Oldtown (Clanmallagh By.) · “Reference to a church (dims. 12m E-W; 6.3m N-S) situated within a ringfort.” · SMR LA034-032001- ↗ · map ↗
  • Stradbally · “A Franciscan monastery was founded here in 1447 by O'More.” · SMR LA014-039001- ↗ · map ↗

From: Sites and Monuments Record. Abbeys and friaries page →

Castles · 5

From: Wikipedia's castle categories. Castles page →

Lighthouses · none on our lists

From: Wikipedia's list of lighthouses in Ireland. Lighthouses page →

Award beaches · none on our lists

From: Blue Flag and Green Coast awards. Award beaches page →

National parks · none on our lists

From: Wikipedia, National parks of Ireland. National parks page →

Before you go looking

Source: National Monuments Service, Archaeological Survey of Ireland, Sites and Monuments Record, open data via data.gov.ie ↗ (CC BY 4.0); every record links to the Historic Environment Viewer ↗. Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record (Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division), OpenDataNI ↗.

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