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Holy well in Commaun

Holy well

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Holy well dedicated to St. Finian, identified and recorded by Amanda Clarke. A grotto dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary is constructed out of stone, a cross embellished with shells above it. The well is small, subterranean and enclosed in stone work, a niched shrine above it, all surmounted by a large neatly trimmed fir tree. Crosses have been etched on each side of the well. The water is clear and fresh, containing many coins, the little niche above full of statues, candles and photographs. For more details about this site see website; https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/2021/09/27/st-finan-cam-the-squinty-one/ See attached photographs of holy well courtesy of Amanda Clarke.
Holy well dedicated to St. Finian, identified and recorded by Amanda Clarke. A grotto dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary is constructed out of stone, a cross embellished with shells above it. The well is small, subterranean and enclosed in stone work, a niched shrine above it, all surmounted by a large neatly trimmed fir tree. Crosses have been etched on each side of the well. The water is clear and fresh,…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE064-026

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  • N Chadwick, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Ian S, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Goatoo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Mike Edgar Kerry, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Linda Bailey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • User:Itub, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Ridiculopathy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Norman Ekin, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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