What is recorded here

Marianne filled the chamber with clean water, set the frame inside it, and waited for the two cats to appear. They came at once, moving through the visible chamber like owners returning home. One walked along the bottom while the other climbed the side and touched the glass with a pale paw. Marianne stopped resisting the peculiarity and watched what the chamber was showing her.

'Well of the Two White Cats': much venerated in former times,... now difficult to find'. (Roberts 1988). Site not located. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Linked to a tradition involving two white cats, the well was historically venerated, possibly for its healing properties or as a site of local folklore. The name suggests a tale of supernatural or protective felines, common in Irish holy well folklore.

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