Holy well in Baile An Reannaigh — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Wine Strand and the Dingle Peninsula still carry the rhythm of May days when people walked the turas to a hollow rock beside the sea. Rain and spray filled that small cup, yet it joined a living route because neighbours also visited a well in Caherquin. The grandeur lies in repetition: ordinary water, remembered together, becoming holy through presence.

Tobar Chiaráin: This 'well' is simply a hollow in a rock where rain and sea-spray collect. It is situated beside Wine Strand and the turas which was formerly made here each day of May also included a visit to a well in the adjacent townland of Caherquin (An Seabhac 1939, 106; Ó Conchuir 1973, 44). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 915. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

Linked to Saint Ciarán, this holy well is associated with a May pilgrimage (turas) that included rituals of cleansing and prayer. Local tradition holds that the well’s waters, replenished by rain and sea-spray, possess healing properties, particularly for eye ailments.

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