What is recorded here

Labbamolaga Middle once held a clear spring that vanished the night an old woman washed clothes in it. The well disappeared without a ripple or warning, leaving no visible trace beside the graveyard. What remains is a missing hole in the earth, marked only by the memory of water that refused to be treated as ordinary.

Grove White (1905-25, vol. 4, 6) was informed in 1905 that 'there used to be a well near the enclosure [CO010-003001-] on the North side' of the graveyard at Labbamolaga (CO010-003002-). He presumed it to have been a holy well. Windele in the mid-19th century, noted 'There was formerly a beautiful well of clear spring water here, but one day an old woman profanely washed her clothes in it; that night the well disappeared and was seen never more' (ibid., 5). There is no visible surface trace of the well in the area indicated by Grove White, or anywhere around the graveyard. 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 Reference: 1. Grove White J. 1905-25 Historical and Topographical Notes, Etc., on Buttevant, Castletownroche, Doneraile, Mallow, and Places in Their Vicinity. Collected by Colonel J.G. White. [With Illustrations.]. 4 volumes. Cork. Guy&Co.

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