Kilmolappoge Church (site of), Kilmolappoge Well — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Kilmolappoge Church and Holy Well stand on an irregular circular platform in County Carlow, enclosed by a fosse and external bank that still rise above the ground. A rectangular granite structure lies off-centre within the enclosure, its foundations pointing east-southeast and west-northwest as if aligned to something invisible rather than convenient. The causeway at the north-northwest suggests people crossed this boundary deliberately, perhaps carrying water from the holy well or leaving offerings beside the church. What happened here is no longer written in stone, but the shape of the place still asks to be walked, watched and remembered.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Named as Kilmolappoge Church and Holy Well on 1839 'OS 6-inch' map, probably a mapping error, since this name is given to another site (CW016-074----) on the 1938-9 ed. Present remains consist of irregular but possibly originally circular platform (47.7m E-W, 54m NNE-SSW) enclosed by fosse with external bank, best preserved at W (D of fosse 1m below ext. bank; Wth 6m; ext. H of bank 1.3m; Wth c. 7m). Causeway at NNW. Foundations of rectangular granite structure (dims. c 11m x 5m) off-centre of enclosure, orientated ESE-WNW with possible entrance at W.

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