Carriganaffrin

In reclaimed pasture, on N-facing slope. Rock outcrop, known locally as a mass rock; small modern grotto erected on top. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 an unrecorded local devotion, the site may have been used for clandestine Catholic worship during periods of religious persecution. The grotto and mass rock suggest a tradition of pilgrimage and prayer, though specific saints or cures associated with the well are not documented.