Anias Well

At base of steep-sided hill in grounds of Nazareth House, previously Dromore House. Pump house built over well; noted as supplying water to house by Grove White (1905-25 vol. 3, 340). According to Berry (1905, 36), OS Name Books list an 'Aunia's Well, formerly resorted to for cures'; he speculates this is probably 'Tobar-na-Faithnidhe (fauny), the well of the warts' (ibid.). Bowman (1934, 599) calls it 'Tobar Aine - St Anne's well...rounds have been discontinued for the past 50 years'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Linked to Saint Anias, a 7th-century Irish saint associated with healing and protection, the well was traditionally visited for its curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin. Local tradition holds that the water was especially efficacious when collected at dawn and combined with prayers or offerings.