What is recorded here

Holy well in Glen North, County Cork, Ireland. Bowman recorded it in D. Lehane's farm, about 170 yards south of a field called an Chillín. Rounds had already stopped when he wrote, and the well has not been located since. It may still be there, hidden under bramble or forgotten field boundary, waiting for someone who knows the name of the place beside it.

Bowman (1934, 241) recorded holy well in D. Lehane's farm where 'Rounds have long since been discontinued. This well is c. 170yds S of field called an Chillín.' Well not located. 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 unrecorded saint or local tradition, the well was associated with a ritual of "Rounds," suggesting a former practice of pilgrimage or devotional circuit, now discontinued. The nearby field name "an Chillín" (meaning "the child's" in Irish) may hint at a forgotten legend involving a child or a miraculous event connected to the site.

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