What is recorded here

Holy well in Cooradarrigan, County Cork, Ireland: a small pasture field overgrown by briars and ferns, with a scatter of stones on the ground and no visible water. The well is probably the one O'Donoghue placed nearby in Meenvane after local enquiries failed to find it there. A cupmarked stone lies immediately to the south, containing coins, as if people still gave something back to the hidden water.

In a small pasture field, in an area overgrown by briars and ferns. The holy well consists of a scatter of stones on the ground and appears to be dry. This is probably the holy well mentioned by O'Donoghue (1986, 11) under the adjoining townland of Meenvane as local enquiries failed to find any evidence of a holy well in that townland. A cupmarked stone (CO139-035001-), containing coins, lies immediately to the S of the well. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Linked to an unidentified local saint, the site may have been associated with healing traditions, as was common with many holy wells in Ireland. The overgrown and neglected condition of the well suggests a decline in active devotion, though its mention in early sources indicates it was once a place of pilgrimage or ritual.

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