What is recorded here

Indicated is a lost holy well in County Cork, Ireland, hidden beneath overgrowth except for a holly bush marking the spot. Local tradition remembers water, prayer and ritual, though the basin no longer answers visibility. The land keeps the shape of devotion while denying the eye, forcing remembrance to do work measurement cannot.

Inaccessible due to overgrowth; holly bush marks spot. According to local tradition once a holy well. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 local tradition rather than a specific saint, the site is believed to have once been a holy well, marked by a holly bush. Such wells were often associated with healing properties and seasonal rituals in Irish folklore.

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