Easter Sunday Well

On N bank of Funshion River at base of cliff. Square well (1.55m x 1.6m; D 0.6m) lined with concrete and open; pipe, visible below water level, supplies water to nearby house. According to local information, 'patterns' were made here at one time. No longer in holy use. 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 Easter Sunday traditions, the well is associated with seasonal rituals and may have been a site for early Christian or pre-Christian ceremonies marking the Resurrection. Local patterns, or pilgrimages, likely involved prayers, offerings, or bathing for health, reflecting a blend of Christian and folk practices.