Holy well in Curradonohoe — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Three shallow stone cups sit eight metres east of the Kilaconenagh church graveyard, waiting for hands that have stopped coming. They are not deep enough to drown a child, yet local memory still calls them holy because water gathered there for purposes now forgotten. The largest cup is wide enough to hold both palms, suggesting people knelt beside them rather than merely passing through.

A group of possibly four holy wells, located c.8m east of the graveyard (CO115-045001-) surrounding the ruins of Kilaconenagh church (CO115-045002-) to the west of Castletownbere. Situated on the southern edge of a ridge of exposed bedrock, now heavily overgrown, in an area known as Glebe. They consist of three large, circular hollows, probably natural in origin with a possible fourth c. 1m higher up the bedrock. There is no evidence that they are still visited regularly but they are known locally as the Holy Wells. The western well has a diameter of 0.5m and depth of 0.3m. 0.6m to the east is the second which is 0.8 x 1.1m in diameter and depth of 0.4m. 0.9m to the east is the third with a diameter of 0.9x1.2m and a depth of 0.2m. Compiled by: Tony Miller Date of upload: 2 May 2017 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Linked to Saint Conenna, these wells are associated with healing traditions, particularly for skin ailments and general well-being. Locally, it was once customary to collect water on specific feast days and to leave offerings as acts of devotion.

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