Holy well in Drominagh South — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Drominagh South holds a small rectangular well beside an old fulacht fiadh, its stone edges still visible where water once gathered for worship. Local tradition claims the water cured warts, turning a minor skin trouble into a reason for travel, patience and hope. The well remains open and modest, yet it connects people to a much older landscape of fire, water and ritual.

In trough area of fulacht fiadh (10757). Open stone-lined rectangular well (1.1m NE-SW; 0.6m NW-SE); flagged on SW side. Locally known as holy well which cured warts. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

The holy well in Drominagh South is traditionally associated with the cure of warts, a common attribute of many early Christian and pre-Christian healing wells in Ireland. Such sites were often linked to local saints or ancient deities, though no specific saint is recorded for this well.

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