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Toberanoonan — Cappanagraun

Holy well
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Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. On E side of road, set into natural rise. Overgrown stone-lined well roofed with lintels. Name translated as 'Tober a Naoidheanain (well of the infant or young child)'. Hartnett (1989, 89) noted 'no votive offerings or tradition of rounds'. Bullaun stone (CO071-064002-) immediately to E of 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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