What is recorded here

Towards the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope at the SE end of a broad NW-SE ridge, and just NE of rath (RO034-0800008-). It is marked only on the 1929 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘Holy Well’. Nothing else is known of it and it is not visible at ground level, although there is a modern pump-house nearby. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Linked to Saint Oran, one of the early Irish saints and a companion of Saint Finbarr of Cork, the well is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and general healing. Local folklore suggests that the water was once used in rituals to purify and protect, with offerings occasionally left at the site.

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