What is recorded here

Little well of the sepulchral monument, Rathcool, County Cork. Bowman recorded it in 1934, but rounds had not been paid within living memory. The exact location is no longer known. A forgotten water hole, perhaps still wet beneath grass or stones, waiting for someone to remember its name.

Bowman (1934, 358) recorded holy well in this townland known as 'Tobairin a Leachta - Little well of the sepulchral monument' though 'rounds have not been paid within living memory'. 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

Linked to an ancient Christian tradition, the well's name suggests a connection to a local saint or early Christian burial site, though no specific saint is identified. The term "sepulchral monument" implies a possible association with an early ecclesiastical or memorial site, now lost or unlocated.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.