What is recorded here

Toberbawn at Danesfort was a holy well in Kilpadder North, venerated for curing diseases and warts even when nobody paid rounds or visited often. People still carried water away, trusting the well more than they trusted ceremony. A landowner drained it about 1905, perhaps fearing what it gave away or simply wanting the land made ordinary. The water may have stopped flowing, but the belief did not; it scattered into memories, stories and the quiet pride of a place that refused to be forgotten.

Grove White (1905-25, vol. 3, 341) noted 'Toberbawn, at Danesfort', a holy well which was not frequented when he saw it in 1909, but was venerated as such. Bowman (1934, 594) recorded that well cured many diseases and although rounds were not paid, water was taken away. Probably same site as 'wart well' which was 'drained about 1905' by landowner (ibid.). Exact location not known. 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 at Kilpadder North, also known as Toberbawn, was traditionally believed to cure various diseases. It was venerated as a site of spiritual and healing significance, though it was no longer frequented by the time Grove White visited in 1909.

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