Holy well in Killuragh

On S side of walled garden; no surface trace remains. According to local information, this was original location of St Crannat's well until the lady of the house (The Glen) objected to pilgrims visiting well and built walled garden around the site, after which, according to legend, it moved to present location c. 900m to NNW (13986). Alternative reason for relocation of well recorded by O'Reilly (1987, 128) is that lady of house, as was custom, invited travelling man to turn handle of butter churn but refused to give him an offering. Knowing that she washed butter with water from well, he filled his cap with well water and dropped it at foot of rock opposite Monanimy Castle (14368) about 1 mile to SE at St Nicholas' well (14023). 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

Linked to St Crannat, the well was traditionally associated with healing and pilgrimage. Local tradition holds that the well was moved after the lady of The Glen objected to the increasing number of pilgrims visiting the site.