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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St Fanaghan's Well , MItchelstown, Co Cork
2 Townland, County, GPS
West of the Town of Mitchelstown, It can be accessed from Mulberry Lane - a half mile long pathway (thought to be 1000 years old) leads to what is effectively a small island between three small rivers.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Saint Fanahan is the patron saint of Mitchelstown. 1400 years ago this warrior saint built his abbey in Brigown (literally “Smith’s Hill” which is quite near where the well is located). The Holy Well is situated where three streams meet, which was considered a very sacred space in pre-Christian times. Therefore, it is reasonable to suppose that prior to Saint Fanahan’s tenure in the locality, it was a place of Water Worship or sacred in some way.
4 Cure
Cures are associated with the waters from the well - general cures.
5 Pattern day
25th November. Celebrations begin a week earlier
6 Offerings
coins into the well.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The island has the stations off the cross around it.
8 Stories
There are stories aplenty. Perhaps the best known story is that occasionally an eel is spotted in the well which represents the spirit of St Fanaghan
9 Publications
https://visitballyhoura.com/explore/saint-fanahans-well
10 More
This is a very powerful and spiritual location which is very well looked after by the locals. The natural island surrounded by three small rivers which all join at the one single point would have been a very significant location for early christians - being a very easily explained analogy of the Blessed Trinity.
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Fanahan's Well
Cork
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St. James Well, Ardfield
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ardfield, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
When Amanda Clarke visited this well in 2016 there was a sign on the main Ardfield village road, she says the well sits, “on the bend in the road, slightly down from the road.” (clarke, 2016). Clarke goes on the describe the well house: “The stone wellhouse is low, long and rectangular and the water comes out through a specially cut channel. There is a slab in the front, presumably for prayers and for collecting the water. The stone with the carving on has been placed at the back of the wellhouse. A statue of St James is in a covered box looking out onto the well,” (Clarke, 2016).
5 Pattern day
St. James day is the well's associated pattern day, but practitioners would make the rounds on the day after because St. James day was spent in the pubs (SFC 0317, 196)
6 Offerings
Stones or pennies were deposited by people after completing ten rounds at the well (SFC 0317, 196)
7 Prayer rounds and stations
An entry in the Schools’ Collection of folklore explains how St. Jame’s pattern day fell from popularity in Ardfield:
On each side of the road refreshment cars were situated since early morning selling all kinds of refreshments and doing great trade. The Parish Priest Father O'Leary condemned this drinking to excess in the public houses, then the people did not continue it and year after year the crowd was getting smaller and soon it died away (SFC 0317, 196)
8 Stories
An entry in the Schools’ Collection of folklore by Abelia Calnan explains how St. Jame’s pattern day fell from popularity in Ardfield:
On each side of the road refreshment cars were situated since early morning selling all kinds of refreshments and doing great trade. The Parish Priest Father O'Leary condemned this drinking to excess in the public houses, then the people did not continue it and year after year the crowd was getting smaller and soon it died away (SFC 0317, 196).
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. 2016. “A clutch of wells around Castlefreke” holywellscorkandkerry.com, April 6. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/04/06/a-clutch-of-wells-around-castlefreke/
Schools' Collection of folklore. Vol 0317, pages 196-197
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. James's Well
Cork
St. James
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
The blessed well or St. Fachtna’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Rossbrin, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Amanda Clarke describes her attempt at locating St. Fachtna’s well as being difficult. A local woman directed her to a pier near Rossbrin castle. She was then instructed to walk 50 paces towards a rock with water pouring out of it. (Clarke, 2016) The well itself boasts an exceptional appearance as described by Clarke, “fresh water seeping out from rock into the salt water at the edge of the sea.The water was cold and clear, gathering in a natural basin in the rock, then flowing out into the strand” (Clarke, 2016). Clarke goes on to say that even the pebbles in the basin are colorful and beautiful.
4 Cure
The blessed well cures toothaches and provides a general panacea (SFC 0290, 272- 275)
5 Pattern day
St John’s Eve, June 23rd (Clarke, 2016).
6 Offerings
During the last surge in popularity at the well, practitioners would leave rags tied to a white thorn tree near the well (SFC 0290, 275). That tree has since died. During her visit, Amanda Clarke found coins left in rock crevices and rosaries left as votive offerings (Clarke, 2016).
8 Stories
Dermot Daly, in his entry to the Schools' Collection of folklore says masses may have been said on the nearby hill of Leacha na h'Atóna during penal times (SFC 0290, 276)
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. 2016. “St Fachtna’s Well, Rossbrin” holywellscorkandkerry.com, August 24. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/08/24/st-fachtnas-well-rossbrin/
Schools' Collection of folklore. Vol 0290, pages 272-276
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A name given to the resource
St. Fachtna’s well
Cork
panacea
rag
St. Fachtna
toothache
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Cork
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The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Wart Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Wart Well, Foherlagh Townland, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The Wart well is a bullaun located on the same boulder as a mass rock. The site sits on private property along the Roaringwater Bay. Near the mass rock and bullaun there are two large standing stones (Clarke, 2018.)
4 Cure
The holy well cures warts.
5 Pattern day
The boulder arrangement saw use as a mass rock, so use of the holy well was likely as unstructured as the ad hoc masses held there.
9 Publications
Bishop, H.J.. “Mass Rock Sites of County Cork” findamassrock.com. Accessed April 1, 2021. https://www.findamassrock.com/cork4
Clarke, Amanda. 2018. “Three Gentlemen, a Yeti & a Medicinal Draught” holywellscorkandkerry.com, November 4. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2018/11/04/three-gentlemen-a-yeti-a-medicinal-draught/
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Wart Well, Foherlagh
bullaun
Cork
mass rock
wart
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Sunday’s Well, Tobar Rí and Domhnaigh (Photo from Amanda Clarke)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ballybunion, County Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Sunday's Well is beachside of a cliff and has no distinct features of a typical well. It is possible that the well is gone now, but possible stone remnants are visible on the side of the cliff. There is a small stream that comes from the side of the cliff
7 Prayer rounds and stations
In a previous account of the well rounds were paid, but there is no accessible well anymore.
8 Stories
According to the Schools' Folklore Collection there was a woman who washed clothes in the holy well on a Saturday night and on that Sunday morning the well moved to the opposite side of the road.
9 Publications
Schools' Folklore Collection (002:0401)
https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2020/03/01/north-kerry-escapade-part-2/
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sunday's Well
Cork
Sunday well
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Cork
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The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
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1 Name of well and saint
Tobar Eoin Óg, St. John’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Carrigaline, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well sits about one mile to the northwest of the village Carrigaline in Ballinrea district. St. John’s well can be found, “along a path between the Ballinrea Road and the Ballea Road (R613), adjacent to the Dun Eoin residential area. It is encased by a bee-hive shaped structure, with a small entrance from which water flows. A damaged cross tops the structure, while five pilgrim crosses are inscribed on the exterior walls” (Scriven, 2013: Liminalentwinings.com). The site is down in a glade and surrounded by trees (Clarke, 2016: holywellscorkandkerry.com).
4 Cure
Tobar Eoin Óg grants a general cure, but specifically the site has been said to cure lifelong blindness in adults, rheumatic pains and motor impairments. A believer may take the waters in order to obtain the spring’s healing benefits if they complete the prescribed rounds.
5 Pattern day
The pattern day is on St. John’s eve (June 23rd). The pattern day coincides with the pagan festival of midsummer. This explains the significance of lighting bonfires during St. John’s eve and particularly near the well site.
6 Offerings
The well enclosure itself is a votive offering from the old man who discovered the site and had his vision restored. There are two entries in the Schools’ Collection of folklore relating to votive offerings at St. John’s Well near Carrigaline. “The relics usually left are - medals, pictures, statues, scapulars, beads and other Holy Objects,” (SFC 0392: 62). “When people come to wash their sores in the well they leave a little holy picture or an Image and sometimes they leave rosary beads and medals… There are crosses on the stones outside of it and if you scratch your money on it you will have twice as much next year. From the people scratching their money the crosses have got six inches deep,” (SFC 0392: 220).
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Amanda Clarke provides a description of the folk liturgy of the site: “The Rosary was led by the priest who circled the well clockwise, stopping at each of the five crosses, another man inscribing the stones. A Decade of the Rosary was said at each one. Later some pilgrims performed the same rounds,” (Clarke, 2016: holyswellscorkandkerry.com).
8 Stories
There are two detailed entries on St. John’s well from separate authors in the Schools’ Collection. The first details the well’s construction:
It is a common belief here that it was discovered by a blind old man - a resident in Ballea
who had a very strange dream in which he was ordered by a voice to make a journey - in what direction is not stated - and stop where he heard water trickling.
The following day he set out, and locating the water, stooped and dug with his fingers until water sprang up, bathing his eyes in the clear water his sight was instantly restored.
The next entry explains why the well carries its namesake:
The name of the well is St. John' s well. It got its name because St. John is supposed to appear there twice a year. There is a tree growing on top of the well an ash tree and the people living in the house near the well cracket a piece off the tree and put it in the fire and they said it would not burn.
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. 2016. "Tobar Eoin Óg, St John’s Well, Carrigaline" holywellscorkandkerry.com, June 24th. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/06/24/tobar-eoin-og-st-johns-well-carrigaline/
Scriven, Richard. 2013. "St John’s Well Carrigaline" liminalentwinings.com, June 24th. http://liminalentwinings.com/st-johns-well-carrigaline/
Schools' Folklore Collection, 0392:62
Schools' Folklore Collection, 0392:220
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. John's Well
blindness
Cork
rheumatism
St. John
votives
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Sundays Well, Tobereendoney, (Corrin). Dedicated to the King of Sunday
2 Townland, County, GPS
Corrin, Co. Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
In 1849 this well was described as: a beautiful limpid fountain, open and uncovered, save by three large old whitethorns one of which was thickly endowed with votive rags. It is called Sunday’s Well and rounds are performed at it every Sunday morning’. (Windele, 1898)
However, by the time the Archaeological Inventory team visited it in 2009 it was described as an: overgrown depression contains stagnant water.”
Amanda Clarke noted in her holy well blog that her hopes for the well were not high when her "GPS lead me to an industrial looking area almost underneath the motorway... I was also delighted to see the well – a distinct circle in an otherwise flat and ploughed field. . . . On closer inspection, the well was obviously recently constructed with no sign of any pool, limpid or stagnant. Instead the stone walling went several metres underground. The well was dry but nicely if plainly constructed.” (Clarke, 2018, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2018/10/15/motorway-madness-9-possible-wells-off-the-m8/)
9 Publications
Clarke, 2018, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2018/10/15/motorway-madness-9-possible-wells-off-the-m8/
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A name given to the resource
Sunday's Well
Cork
Sunday well
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Staff of Jesus Holy Well, Bachall Íosa, Baghuleesa
2 Townland, County, GPS
Farthingville East, Co. Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is currently abandoned.
“A jumble of stones around [the] base” of a multi-trunked hawthorne “was all that remained of any possible structure. There was no sign of any water either, though a stream ran close by”
(Clarke, 2018, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2018/08/20/trees-saints-cats-cake/)
4 Cure
“the water said to hold a cure for stomach upsets and sore eyes”
(Clarke, 2018, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2018/08/20/trees-saints-cats-cake/)
5 Pattern day
“Rounds were paid throughout the year but especially on Good Friday.”
(Clarke, 2018, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2018/08/20/trees-saints-cats-cake/)
9 Publications
(Clarke, 2018, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2018/08/20/trees-saints-cats-cake/)
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A name given to the resource
Staff of Jesus Well
Cork
eyes
Good Friday
Jesus
staff
stomach
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Tubrid Well, Millstreet. St. Ite (though some claim St. Gobnait from Ballyvourney, or St. Laterian)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Claraghatlea, Co. Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
This well is actively visited during the day and night in teh twenty-first century.
A spring-fed pond about 40 feet diameter which flows into the Fion Abha River"
Mass is said here adn the altar is regularly maintained by local volunteers. The land owner turns lights on every evening for those who pray during the night with special concerns.
4 Cure
Sore eyes; blindness.
Amanda Clarke delivers a story about a blind man from Tipperary who dreamed of this well three nights in a row, and after three visits to the well he can see again.
"A cripple leaves her crutch there for all to see and walks away. A girl has her hair restored by washing in the well, an eight-year old child begins to talk, a woman has her finger straightened, and American gets relief from arthritis, a priest has a speech-impediment cured. An invalid thirty years in bed gets up and walks again after she has donated the stones for the building of the Grotto"
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/02/two-wells-for-bealtine/)
5 Pattern day
--1 May---This site is traditionally visited at Bealtine,
6 Offerings
rosary beads, regularl cleanings keep the site free of votive accumulations
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Amanda Clarke has these as "The traditional round dates consists of three visits to the well any Thursday, Friday or Saturday of May. Say a Rosary each day beginning at the Grotto and continue circling the well. Break the Rosary three times at the Grotto to ask Our Lady for request. Finish with six paters, Aves and Glorias. The ceremony ends in the drinking of water from the well. Receive Holy Communion following Sunday. If visiting only one day – say the fifteen decades on that visit, the six paters etc. and receive Holy Communion on Sunday. The rounds are always conducted sunwise ie clockwise and an annual Mass is still held here – this year it will be conducted on the 27th May" (Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/02/two-wells-for-bealtine/)
8 Stories
The well "may be ancient but it nearly fell into disuse. A law passed during the reign of Queen Anne (1701-14) prescribed a pubic whipping for those who dared visit holy wells and Tubrid was subsequently almost abandoned. However, the story goes that it was rediscovered during the 1930s when a blind man dreamt that he would be cured if he visited the well. He had the same dream for three nights and was eventually brought to the well and after three visits his sight was restored"
"One summer’s day in May a mad cow came along the Killarney Road bellowing. When she came to the cross she faced down the bog. After a while she rooted with her legs and horns. She left again in the evening and went west. It was said she had come from Castlemaine. When people went down they found a stream of water where she had been rooting. The first man who went to the well was a blind man from Tipperary. He had a dream on three nights that he would be cured if he visited the well. Which was by another name Tubber na mo Mingnon mon Clare na Blaogh which means tubber of the bogs beneath the fogs of Clare, He went with his friend O Leary from Coomlegane. They went on horseback to the well. On the first night after paying the round the blind man asked is that gravel. On the second night he asked is that a horse. On the (third) night he was cured. The waters are especially good for sight. The prayers to be said are five Our Fathers and five Hail Marys and five Glorys."
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/02/two-wells-for-bealtine/)
9 Publications
https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/05/02/two-wells-for-bealtine/
http://www.millstreet.ie/blog/history/tubrid-well
10 More
On May Sundays, 300 to 400 people of all ages visit the well.
The well is stewarded by James O Sullivan, who's family has stewarded the well for generations.
The well has its own Facebook page
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tubrid Well, St. Ite's Well
Cork
eyes
St. Ite
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Title
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Derry
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Tiobar Bhrianach
2 Townland, County, GPS
Cork, Cork Co.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well no longer exists. A piece of carved stone masonry (presumably a fragment of a mullion window from an old Franciscan Abbey) marks the spot. This stone is set in the middle of a stone wall on a corner next to a street. When the well did exist, it sat on Wise's hill next to North Mill Distillery (founded 1779) (Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/02/06/four-cork-city-wells/)
4 Cure
"Tober Bhrianach means Well of Learning or Eloquence"
(Clarke, 2016, https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/02/06/four-cork-city-wells/)
6 Offerings
The Cork Archaeological Journal of 1883 cites that “on one or two occasions some pilgrims took pails of whiskey rather than holy water to Wise’s Hill” (When this was found out by authorities, Mr. Wise was forced to shut down the well)
(McGrail, 2016, https://www.irishcatholic.com/irelands-holy-places-of-pilgrimage/)
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A name given to the resource
Tiobar Bhrianach
Cork
destroyed
learning
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St. Gobnait's wells, Tobar Ghobnatan.
2 Townland, County, GPS
Baile Mhúirne (Balleyvourney), County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well resides in a churchyard just outside of Ballyvourney and along the River Sullane. The site hosts two stone ruins of churches and a cemetery. Local caretakers paved roads and put up gates for the purpose of protecting the site from damage stemming from high traffic. St. Gobnait's well itself features stone steps down to the impounded spring. Drinking glasses and plastic water bottles line the top of stone wall around the water source. In 1950, residents of Balleyvourney fund raised for the construction of a large statue of St. Gobnait; since that time, her likeness became a significant part of the site's rounds (Clarke, 2016).
4 Cure
The water can be utilized to treat any illness. Obtaining the cure requires doing the rounds at least once (Clarke, 2016).
5 Pattern day
February 11th, the pattern day is celebrated with a pilgrimage to the site (Clarke, 2016).
6 Offerings
Statues, rosaries, coins, and crucifixes are left on St. Gobnait's well (Clarke, 2016).
7 Prayer rounds and stations
The rounds feature 5 stations with seven Our Fathers, seven Hail Marys, and seven Glorias at each respectively. There are also 11 prayer stations (Clarke, 2016).
8 Stories
A certain girl being in the district of Ballyvourney suffered from an incurable disease. All during her hours of agony she asked to be buried in St. Gobnait’s Churchyard. It happened that the disease she suffered from did not prevent her from performing a novena of Rounds to St. Gobnait, consisting of twenty one rounds, fasting in the morning, in honor of the saint. When her novena was finished she visited the Holy Well and emptied the water out of it. It filled again, and there became visible at the bottom of the well a white fish! This was a sure sign that her request was granted, and she returned home cured. (Schools Folklore Collection 258:0342)
…Reference should probably have been made before now to the holy well of Saint Gobnait, also at Gortnatubrid, and famed for its healing water, which possesses the powers of remaining fresh for an unlimited period when bottled. The miraculous cures too varied to cite here. The water is of an ice-cold and refreshing nature, and the supply to the well has never been known to fail A humorous legend is told of a Protestant chieftain – or probably a minister who lived at Gortnatubrid at a time when no water for household purposes could be procured anywhere in the neighborhood with the sole exception of the holy well of St Gobnait. He ordered that a supply of this water should be procured but the order was not obeyed. In a rage he snatched a can and brought a supply which he placed in a pot and hung over the fire to boil. Although under the influence of much heat the water remained quite cold while the minister awaited his long-overdue meal. Finally his patience being exhausted he poured the water into another vessel and declared he would wash his feet in it. Witness his consternation and suffering when he touched the water his feet were immediately scalded and blistered as from a boiling heat. (Schools Folklore Collection 154/155:0341)
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. 2016. "Three Wells Dedicated To St. Gobnai Ballyvourney" Sacred Wells of Cork and Kerry, Accessed 18 March 2021. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2016/02/12/three-wells-dedicated-to-st-gobnait-ballyvourney/
Goldbaum, Howard. "Balleyvourney Monastic Site" Voices From the Dawn, accessed 18 March 2021. https://voicesfromthedawn.com/ballyvourney/
Schools Folklore Collection, Volume 0342, page 258
Schools Folklore Collection, Volume 0341, pages 154-155
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Gobnait's Well
Cork
cures
St. Gobnait
votives
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St. Bartholomew’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Doughcloyne, Cork Co.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Today the well is capped and inaccessible. In the 18th century, the well was walled and covered by an arch of stone. Water gushed out from a slaty rock and through a round hole cut into it 2ft in diameter and 1.5ft deep. An avenue of sycamore trees led up to the well.
(Clarke 2021: https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2021/01/30/cork-city-wells-revisited/)
4 Cure
The well was said to cure sore eyes, pains in the limbs, and "etc."
(Clarke 2021: https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2021/01/30/cork-city-wells-revisited/)
5 Pattern day
St Bartholomew’s Feast Day is the 24th August
(Clarke 2021: https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2021/01/30/cork-city-wells-revisited/)
9 Publications
https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2021/01/30/cork-city-wells-revisited/
https://togherhistoricalassociation.blogspot.com/2015/07/15th-field-research-trip-5th-july-2015.html
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Bartholomew's Well
24 August
Bartholomew
Cork
eyes
limbs
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Trinity Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Castleventry, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power notes that the “Well has [a] stone-built surround, roofed by single stone lintel. Now dry. [Located] SW of Castleventry graveyard” (Powerm 1993: 282).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Title
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Trinity Well
Cork
Trinity
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Tobernabantierna
2 Townland, County, GPS
Castle Upper, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power records that the well is "Now disused; precise location not found owing to overgrowth and marshy condition of surrounds” (Power, 1993: 282).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tobernabantierna
Cork
-
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Cork
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County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Tober na Cille
2 Townland, County, GPS
Carrighillihy, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power writes: “According to O'Donoghue (1986, 43), a well called 'Tobar na Cille' occurs near church in this townland. Site not located” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tober na Cille
Cork
-
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Tobereenavoher
2 Townland, County, GPS
Callaros Oughter, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power notes that the site is was "Presumably a natural spring, dry when visited. Possibly still venerated” (Power, 1993: 281).
5 Pattern day
Additionally, Power records that “According to local information, [the well was] visited long ago on 23 June, the feast of St Eoin” (Power, 1993:281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Tobereenavoher
Cork
Midsummer
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Tobernasool
2 Townland, County, GPS
Burren, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power notes that the well ""no longer survives. Another holy well (2667) of same name, 180m to E, still survives” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tobernasool
Cork
eyes
-
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Title
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Cork
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The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St Fachtna’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Burgatia, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
According to Power, the well "consists of rectangular pit, lined with concrete and filled with water flowing from it. Surrounded by wall, access through gate” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin. `
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Title
A name given to the resource
St Fachtna’s Well
Cork
Fachtna
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Title
A name given to the resource
Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Lady’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Beach, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power notes the well is "Covered by stone-built dome, lined internally with coursed, water-rolled stones. Stone-built altar to SE of well” (Power, 1993: 281).
Amanda Clarke notes: The well itself is nicely constructed with blocks of stone forming an arch, the interior lined with waterborne pebbles. The canopy was put up in 1952 when the site was renovated – the steps were also cut into the rock and the statue of the BVM was also erected (it took four strong men to get her up there!)
5 Pattern day
Open air mass takes place on 15th of August. The rounds were said here on the 15th August, the Feast of the Assumption, and on the 8th December, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The site is dedicated to the BVM but the original patron may have been St Gobnait, who has her shrine at Ballyvourney. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/tag/beach/
9 Publications
See Amanda Clarke's https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/tag/beach/
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
4 Cure
There is healing associated with the well. A story tells of how a young girl from Drimoleague was brought here in a chair, unable to walk. She saw the eel and was reputedly cured, no longer needing the chair for her return journey home. When the statue of the BVM was put up in 1952, some of the money received towards the cost, came from the granddaughter of the girl who was said to have been cured (see Amanda Clarke https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/tag/beach/)
6 Offerings
religious statutes, rosary beads, coins, flowers
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Johnny Crowley, a local historian, explains what you had to do:
Tis a very devout place. and there have been healings attached to it. The rounds is done here on the 15th August. The rounds then consisted of 15 decades of the Rosary, going up one side of the path by the altar and down and round the other. The tradition was to take 15 small pebbles and as you passed the well you dropped one in. You know you had the 15 decades finished when you dropped the last pebble in the well. When you threw in the 15th stone and said your Hail Holy Queen, if an eel that was in the well jumped up in the water, the main part of your wish would be given…
(Sheep’s Head Way booklet) https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/tag/beach/
8 Stories
Extract from the Schools’ Folklore Collection:
There is a holy well about a mile and a half to the west of the town and it is called Lady’s Well. This well is situated in the townland called Beach. Some people go to this place on certain days, giving rounds. It is generally on the feast of the Assumption, the fifteenth of August, they go there. They walk around the well fifteen times, and each time they say an Our Father, A Hail Mary, and a Glory Be to the Father, they then say the Rosary. Sometimes people are cured of diseases by making rounds at the well, and by drinking the water out of it. When people go to the well, they always leave some token there, such as a rosary beads, medals, prayer books or a coin. There are many crutches and sticks, placed around the well, those were left there by people who had been cured by praying and by drinking the water of the well. In olden times, it is said that Our Lady used to be seen there. (055/056: 0281) https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/tag/beach/ (Amanda Clarke)
10 More
Like some holy wells across the country, Lady's Well has an adjacent mass rock. Amanda Clarke describes this: The Mass Rock was used during Penal Times (1695-1756), one of many open air places of worship resorted to when conducting Mass was illegal and priests in danger of their lives. Maybe the site was chosen because of its proximity to the holy well.
Another story from the Sheep’s Head Way booklet and Johnny Crowley:
Lady’s Well, a little hollowed glen, was used as a Mass Rock in Penal times. In the Bantry area during these times the priest wasn’t hunted, provided he kept out of the way, certainly of the Landlord, and didn’t make a big scene about the religious practices. At the Penal time then, there was a story that there was a change of command of the soldiers at their headquarters in Donemark Mills. Somebody took the advantage of notifying the new captain in charge that there would be Mass in the morning at Holy Well and the new captain could capture a priest for himself. And that somebody no doubt got some money for his information. And seemingly they did send soldiers out to the Mass at the Well, and the story was that when they appeared on the high ground in front, the priest decided to take his chalice and host and hide it and began to run, but the people watching saw what they thought was a Lady with the light blue cloak on the rock behind the altar where the Statue is now. The Lady slipped the cloak down over the whole thing and blocked off the scene of the altar and the Mass from the soldiers. And when the soldiers saw this, they turned away and left…. https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/tag/beach/
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A name given to the resource
Lady's Well
15 August
Cork
Lady
mass rock
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Holy Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Bawnishall, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power notes "Concrete trough now retains water for agricultural and domestic use. Shown 70m further S along Janeway on OS map (1842). Known locally as disused holy well” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Title
A name given to the resource
unnamed holy well
Cork
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Cork
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The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Shruvane Well (Site of)
2 Townland, County, GPS
Baurnahulla, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power records the site as a "covered by houses. No visible surface trace” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al, 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Shruvane Well (Site of)
Cork
destroyed
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Cork
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The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St James’ Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Balteenbrack, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The site is "enclosed by low rectangular dry-stone wall. ...Some water contained in well; small stream flows beside it” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993.. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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St James’ Well
Cork
James
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Title
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Cork
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The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Toberanargid
2 Townland, County, GPS
Baltimore, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The site is located beside a road a short distance to NE from Baltimore Castle. Power, et all. notes that the well was replaced by a modem pump (Power, 1993: 281). Elsewhere said to also be the name of the clan O'Driscoll stronghold.
8 Stories
“According to O'Donoghue (1986, 32), in early 17th century Sir Fineen O'Driscoll is supposed to have thrown fistfuls of silver coins into well to amuse and enrich some English sailors” (Power , 1993:281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Toberanargid
Cork
-
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Cork
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County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Toberpatrick
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ballyvelone East, Cork
5 Pattern day
Additionally, Power notes that the well is “visited on 17 March each year” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993 “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The site is a “on bank of stream; rock hollow (D 0.55m; 0.7m x 0.5m) where rainwater collects. Cross inscribed on natural ledge above well” (Power, 1993: 281).
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Patrick's Well
Cork
Patrick
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Cork
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County
Description of Well
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1 Name of well and saint
Turbrid
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ballynacallagh, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power writes that the site is a “Natural spring rising from under large boulder, forming small pool. Bordering pool to E are number of flat stones forming platform; two are cup- marked” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Turbrid
Cork
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Title
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Cork
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The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
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1 Name of well and saint
Toberkieran
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ballyieragh North, Clear Island, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
According to Power, the well is a “Holy well On shoreline, covered by tide at high water, 'yet on its receding, the water ... is found perfectly fresh' (Burke 1908, 119). Now modernised, surrounding area reclaimed. Steps down into well; concrete cover and lining. Cross-slab (2602) stands beside well” (Power, 1993: 281).
5 Pattern day
Additionally, Power notes that the well is still venerated; said to have been visited on Saturdays and Sundays and on St Kieran's Day (5 March) (OS Name Books)” (Power 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Title
A name given to the resource
St. Kieran's Well
5 March
Cork
Kieran
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Title
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Cork
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County
Description of Well
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1 Name of well and saint
Holy Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ballycummisk, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
Power notes that the well is a “Holy well On N shore of Rossbrin Cove. No visible surface trace” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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unnamed holy well
Cork
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Cork
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County
Description of Well
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1 Name of well and saint
St Brigid’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ardra, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is located “on [the] E[ast] side of stream on N[orth] shore of Squince Harbour. Small rectangular opening surrounded by flat slabs, one of which is upright, set against slope to E[ast]” (Power, 1993: 281).
5 Pattern day
According to Powers, the well “still seems to be venerated” (Power 281).
8 Stories
“Tradition, according to Roberts (1988), that well sprung up after holy well on Rabbit Island went dry” (Power 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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St. Brigid's Well
Brigid
Cork
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Title
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Cork
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County
Description of Well
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1 Name of well and saint
St Fachtna’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ardagh East, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is located on the “roadside, on N side of [the] gateway into Convent of Mercy, Rosscarbery. Survives as a rectangular depression lines with stone slabs and cement” (Power, 1993: 281).
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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St Fachtna’s Well
Cork
St. Fachtna
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Tobernasool
2 Townland, County, GPS
Abbeystrowry, Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
This well is “adjacent to Skibbereen-Ballydehob road…[the] Abbeystrowry graveyard lies a short distance to W” (Power, 1993: 281). Power also notes that the site contains “no visible surface trace” (Power 281) of the well.
9 Publications
Power, Denis, et al. 1993. “Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.” Volume 1: West Cork. Stationary Office, Dublin.
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Tobernasool
Cork
eye
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
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1 Name of well and saint
Our Lady's Well, St. Mary's Well, Blessed Virgin Mary
2 Townland, County, GPS
Crosshaven, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is near church ruins and a graveyard in a wooded area--one tree was associated with the well. The water flows down towards fields
4 Cure
cures sore eyes and feet
5 Pattern day
August 15
6 Offerings
ribbons, medals, Rosary beads, etc.
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Rounds were made on the Feast of Our Lady, but this custom was stopped about thirty years ago. It was also an ancient custom to say a prayer when passing this well and the custom continues (Clarke).
8 Stories
“There were two very wealthy men living in Crosshaven, both Protestants. One man was asked to cut the tree and he said he would rather starve than put a saw to it. The other man was asked and he said he would cut it. He was told it was not right to cut the tree but he only laughed. He brought a cross saw and with one of his sons started to cut the tree; the saw broke in two halves; he got a second and the same thing happened and the third saw went the same way as the first and the second. The fourth saw cut the tree. All went well until morning. He went to the stable to get his horse ready to draw home the timber but found his horse dead.” (Clarke)
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 31, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S., & Sleeman, M. (n.d.). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork (Vol. 2,
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Our Lady's Well, St. Mary's Well, Crosshaven
August 15
Blessed Virgin Mary
Cork
Crosshaven
Medals
Our Lady's Well
ribbons
Rosary beads
sore eyes
sore feet
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St Paul’s Well
2 Townland, County, GPS
Killanully, near Ballygarvan, Co. Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
In a woodland by a river with a limestone well house on the gable of which crosses have been etched by visitors. A dense planting of bamboo had replaced a clootie tree. (see Amanda Clarke's Holy Wells of Cork blog).
4 Cure
general
5 Pattern day
June 29, but traditional to visit the well on Christmas morning
6 Offerings
rags and cloths
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 31, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
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St. Paul's well
Cork
St. Paul
wellhouse
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St. Patrick’s Well, Tobar Patrick, Kinneigh
2 Townland, County, GPS
Ballyvelone East, Co. Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
across a river in the woods in a large stone in a hole
4 Cure
sore eyes, sore legs, scurvy and the gout. The well needs to be visited on three separate Sunday mornings before sunrise, and a round of prayers paid each time when petitioning for a cure.
5 Pattern day
March 17
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 31, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
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St. Patrick's well
Ballyvelone
Cork
gout
Kinneigh
March 17
scurvy
sore eyes
sore legs
St. Patrick
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
St Michael’s Well, near Kilmichael
2 Townland, County, GPS
Cooldaniel, Co. Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The wellhouse is made from stone, with a white painted cross on top. Three crosses have been cut into the side walls. Steps lead into the well itself, today.
4 Cure
general
5 Pattern day
September 29
8 Stories
Amanda Clarke relaes the following: A Protestant who lived in the district thought he would have a joke on the Catholics who honoured this well so much so he took some of the water home for household purposes placing some of it in a kettle on a blazing fire to boil. He then awaited the results and was amazed to see that after many hours it was as cold as ever. He was thus compelled to admit there was something supernatural in it
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 31, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
Ronan, S., Egan, U., Byrne, E., Farrelly, J., Manning, C., Moore, F., . . . Walsh, P. (n.d.). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork (Vol. 5). Dublin: The Stationary Office.
6 Offerings
Visitors live silk flowers, religious statues, rosary beads
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Archangel Michael's well, St. Michael's well
Archangel Michael
Co. Cork
Cooldaniel
Cork
Kilmichael
September 29
St Michael
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Title
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Cork
Subject
The topic of the resource
County
Description of Well
This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc
1 Name of well and saint
Sunday’s Well, Tobar Riogh an Domhnaigh. Dedicated to the King of Sunday.
2 Townland, County, GPS
Rooves Beg, County Cork
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
According to Amanda Clarke’s Blog, this well is signed and can be found right on the roadside. The road is quiet, but it was once the main butter route between Kerry and Cork. A neat stone wellhouse is surrounded by two curved benches and an array of potted shrubs. A concrete cross lies on top of the structure, draped with a rosary; and a pretty plaque depicting the Mother and Child is pinned to the front. Above the well is a little shelf with a painted Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM), flanked by statues of Jesus and St Patrick. The shelf is adorned with all sorts of offerings and blue is the predominant theme. In front, there is a blue kneeler made out of a wooden stool and covered with a gardener’s kneeling pad to make life comfortable for pilgrims. Steps lead down into the water with a stone slab at the front. The water is fresh and abundant and a red cup with a heart-shaped rim is available for drinking the water. Another name for the well is Tobarin an Aifrinn, Little Well of the Mass, and Mass was held here during Penal Times. A Mass Rock lies close to the well, also beautifully kept.
4 Cure
General Cure. The water was considered effective for a cure after three visits.
5 Pattern day
The well was traditionally visited on Good Friday and Easter Sunday when rounds were paid. Today, the Rosary and prayers are said on August 15th, but May is also a popular time to visit.
6 Offerings
The well is decorated with flowers and candles that were left as offerings.
9 Publications
Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 4th, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/.
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Sunday's Well
August 15
Cork
cures
Rooves Beg
Sunday's well
Tobar Riogh an Domhnaigh
votive