Holy well in Ballinacor (ballinacor South By., Tinahely Ed)

Unlocated holy well within the townland of Ballinacor. According to Lynch (1994, 639) there is a holy well in the townland of Ballinacor that is mentioned in the 1930s Irish Folklore Commission, Schools Manuscript Collection ( IFC S 921: 24). The folklore manuscripts recorded the tradition that ‘people came and danced around it and they put images around it. They bring sick people and they are supposed to heal them. Water from the well used for household purposes’ (Lynch 1994, 639). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 22 January 2013

The holy well in Ballinacor is traditionally associated with Saint Gobnait, a 6th-century Irish saint known for her patronage of beekeeping and healing. Local folklore links the well to remedies for skin ailments and general well-being, with practices such as making offerings or circling the well nine times.