What is recorded here

Half a mile from the last road, a shallow bowl holds rainwater and forgotten coins. People have dropped gifts into that small depth for generations, believing the rock remembers what it receives. Three crosses cut into the stone mark the edge of human faith, while the bowl itself remains older and patient.

In rough grazing land with outcropping rock, on a W-facing slope. A bowl-shaped hollow (diam. 0.18m; D 0.07m) is carved out of the sloping W face of the outcropping rock. The hollow is filled with water and contains coins and small stones and is regarded locally as a holy well. Pilgrims to it have carved three crosses on the rock, one on each side and one below the bullaun stone. It continues to be visited occasionally by pilgrims. A rounded slab to one side of the water-filled hollow is normally used to cover it. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

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