Holy well in Carhue

O'Sullivan (1955, 4) noted a holy well in this townland -'Tobairin Beannuighthe'. He described 'collapse of stone work of old well' with an ancient whitethorn tree nearby, at which 'rounds no longer made' (ibid.). Exact location not known. According to local information, some older residents bless themselves when they pass place thought to be location of well, "somewhere along the road" which runs N-S between Carhue and Ballymacoo townlands. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

The holy well in Carhue, known as Tobairin Beannuighthe, is associated with an ancient Christian tradition, indicated by the presence of a collapsed stone well and a nearby whitethorn tree, often linked to saintly sites in Irish folklore. The mention of "rounds no longer made" suggests that it was once a site of pilgrimage or ritual, though such practices have since ceased.