What is recorded here

Ladys Well hides beneath a corbelled stone roof on a Cork hillside, its recess still crowded with votive offerings while rags strangle the surrounding trees. Two small carved figurines and a cross lie forgotten nearby, perhaps discarded when faith shifted or simply lost to time. On August 15th, Mass echoes off the rear altar, proving the well remains a living chamber rather than a dead ruin.

On hillside above Leamlara-Carrigtwohill road. Stone-covered stream to S (L 4m) gives access. Well enclosed in stone walls; corbelled roof; recess contains votive offerings. Mass celebrated (August 15th) on altar at rear.Two small stone-carved human figurines (H 0.44m; Wth 0.15m: H 0.58m; Wth 0.26m) and stone cross (H 0.34m; Wth 0.24m) lie nearby. Surrounding trees adorned with rags. 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 Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Linked to the Virgin Mary, the well is traditionally associated with healing and fertility, with votive offerings left in the recess as part of devotional practice. The celebration of Mass on August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption, highlights its enduring Catholic and Marian significance in local tradition.

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