What is recorded here

Knockmanagh held a holy well dedicated to St Lassar where crowds gathered through May and left crutches behind. That simple act suggests people believed the water could steady a failing body or ease a painful joint. The well has vanished from the pasture slope, but the memory of disabled humans seeking relief there still lives in the account.

In pasture, on NE-facing slope. According to Bowman (1934, 480), holy well dedicated to St Lassar was situated c. 20 yds S of church (14017) and 10 yds W of townland boundary. He also records that 'An aged resident, P. McCarthy remembers crutches to have been left at this well. There was no particular day for paying rounds, but large crowds used come during the month of May' (ibid. 482). There appears to be no visible remains of this site. 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

Dedicated to St Lassar, the holy well in Knockmanagh was traditionally associated with healing and pilgrimage. Local lore suggests it was a site of spiritual significance, possibly linked to early Christian practices in the region.

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