Holy well in Ballydoyle, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In woodland, atop steep E side of Awbeg River valley, immediately W of tea house (14958). Well dried up though small stream issues from it. Surrounded by displaced large stones which according to landowner, formerly lined the well. According to O'Reilly (1987, 130), called St Peter's well, no patterns were held there. Not known by landowner as holy well but there is a tradition that tea house is built on site of a church.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO026-189

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