What is recorded here

Holy wells in Ireland were never merely water, never merely rain or rock. They were listening. They were remembering. They were the place where the boundary between the seen and unseen grew thin enough to touch. Tobairín na Trágha still stands inside that older tradition, even if the modern world has forgotten its name.

According to Power (1923, 201), there was a holy well called Tobairín na Trágha - the Strand Well - 'a quarter of a mile from the strand'. Some votive offerings still in his time. Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 unspecified saint or local tradition, the well was associated with votive offerings and may have been used for healing or protective purposes. Its name suggests a connection to a coastal or strand-based pilgrimage or ritual practice.

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