What is recorded here

Knockacluggin holds Tobairin a' tighe, the little well of the house, where devotion flowed until rounds stopped for thirty years. People now avoid the water entirely, leaving the basin empty of prayer and memory. The well did not drown; it waited. Forgetfulness is not the same as death, and the house may still be breathing beneath its quiet name.

Bowman (1934, 113) recorded holy well named Tobairín a' tighe (little well of the house) in this townland, where 'Rounds discontinued for 30 years. Since the cessation of the rounds, people avoid the well - no use whatsoever being made of it.' (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 in Knockacluggin, known as Tobairín a' tighe, was associated with local pilgrimage practices that included rounds, which were discontinued for 30 years, leading to a decline in its use and a sense of superstition or avoidance around the site. Such wells were often linked to healing traditions or saintly veneration, though no specific saint is named in connection with this well.

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