Holy well in Knockduff Upper (duhallow By., Clonfert Par.)

On W bank of River Dalua. Pump house now covers well. According to local information, well was dedicated to 'Our Lady'; also local tradition that blood on stones of priest killed there gave it name 'Tobar na gCloc Dearg'. According to Bowman (1934, 127), formerly a holy well but 'rounds, long since discontinued, were paid on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.' 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 well is dedicated to 'Our Lady' (the Virgin Mary) and is associated with a local tradition that it was named 'Tobar na gCloc Dearg' (Well of the Red Stones) due to the blood of a priest said to have been killed there, staining the stones red. This links the site to both Marian devotion and a historical or folkloric account of martyrdom.