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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
What to look for
- Offerings left
- Steps down
- Cross or cross-slab
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
Indicated but not named on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Large grassed triangular area (c. 30m E-W max.; c. 40m N-S max.) off E side of road accommodates area of pilgrimage around well.
Full archaeological record 147 words
Indicated but not named on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Large grassed triangular area (c. 30m E-W max.; c. 40m N-S max.) off E side of road accommodates area of pilgrimage around well. Stations of the cross line approach to well. Two steps lead down to circular well lined with concrete. Backdrop to well of large sheets of blue and white painted corrugated iron, forming letter M; statue of Blessed Virgin in glass-fronted concrete dome inserted into centre of iron sheets and placed above and behind well. Railings and bench in front. Dedicated to Blessed Virgin; rounds paid all year round but particularly on August 15 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 203). Now frequented in May by people from 'Charleville and district who pay the customary three visits to 'do their rounds' ' (Anon 1987, 84). Stone wall replaced corrugated iron backdrop following redevelopment c. 1987 (ibid., 86).
References
- Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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