What is recorded here

St Michael's well in Cloghfune is a small water-filled hollow on a south-facing slope below Knocknahulla, covered mostly by a cross-inscribed stone. People still walked rounds there on 25th September, and four new wooden crosses lie nearby, suggesting the well remains a living place of prayer rather than a forgotten ruin.

In rough hill pasture, in a hollow on a S-facing slope to the E of the summit of Knocknahulla. The holy well consists of a roughly circular water-filled depression (0.4m N-S; 0.35m E-W; D 0.35m) in the peaty soil. A cross-inscribed stone (CO127-046001-) covers most of the well. Known as 'St Michael's well', rounds were made here up to recent times on 25th September. Four small recently made wooden crosses lie on the ground 1m to the E. A penitential station (CO127-046002-) lies 8m to the N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

The holy well in Cloghfune is associated with Saint Gobnait, a 6th-century Irish saint known for her healing powers and connection to bees. Traditionally, the well was visited for its curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and it may have been a site of seasonal pilgrimage or ritual washing.

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