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Ritual site - holy well

Lady's Well

Holy well in Coolgreen, County Cork, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • Folklore2 quotes
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Coolgreen, Co. Cork51.98064, -8.42138
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At a glance

  • TypeRitual site - holy well

What to look for

  • Stone surround
  • Offerings left
  • Pattern day

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
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History and description

In boggy ground, at side of farm track. Power (1923, 204) describes 'rather elaborate holy well....elaborately arched over and tended with some care; it is entered by a doorway, 6 feet by 4 feet.

Full archaeological record 77 words

In boggy ground, at side of farm track. Power (1923, 204) describes 'rather elaborate holy well....elaborately arched over and tended with some care; it is entered by a doorway, 6 feet by 4 feet. Rounds are made on August 15th and all during May. The pattern also is still kept, and there are votive offerings of the usual kind'. Sandstone surround visible at NW side; heavily overgrown. Numerous quartz pebbles scattered about. No longer in holy use.

References

  • Image 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 2: East and South Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

Rounds are made on August 15th and all during May.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
The pattern also is still kept, and there are votive offerings of the usual kind'.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
Offerings and rag treesPattern days and rounds

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