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St Laghteens Well (Site of) — Knockyrourke (muskerry East By.)

Holy well
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Marked 'site of' on 1842, 1904 and 1939 OS 6-inch maps. On W side of N-S road. Muddy patch indicates site. According to Hartnett (1939, 198), local tradition that well removed itself to Garryadeen (CO051-089----) because an unclean act, offensive to St Lachtaín, was committed here:- a young woman washed her garments or feet in the well. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

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