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Beneath bridge carrying now disused old Cork-Bandon railway line. No visible surface trace. The well was destroyed when the railway line was laid down; it was described as 'walled and covered with an arch of stone' with 'an avenue of large sycamore trees leading to the well'; a 'patron' was held there on St Bartholomew's day and the water was said to cure 'sore eyes, pains of the limbs, etc.' (O Coindealbháin 1946, 162).
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
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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