What is recorded here

All Saints Well in County Cork is a small, stone-domed shrine housing clear spring water, marked by a limestone lintel carved with the Crucifixion and dated 1761. Pilgrims still circle it three times on All Saints Day, drinking the water and leaving toys, clothes, or coins behind in the belief that illness departs with the offering. The wooden gate posts bristle with hammered coins, yet local warning claims that stealing them returns the original disease to the thief, forcing visitors to admire the clutter rather than touch it.

In pasture. Stone structure covers well; still in holy use. (Walsh 1985, 117, no. 81) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Linked to All Saints’ Day traditions, the well was likely used for seasonal rituals and healing practices. Local folklore may associate it with general protection and purification, common to many All Saints wells in Ireland.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.