What is recorded here

Tobernafoora was a holy well in County Cork where people walked rounds to cure toothaches until 1957. The water chamber filled in 1988, erasing its basin, but a replaced stone still marks the slope where suffering bodies once circled for relief.

In pasture, on E-facing slope. Well infilled c. 1988; no visible surface trace. According to local information, rounds were made here (to cure toothaches) until c. 1957. Stone in field to E was part of round (Ó Riordáin 1931, 63). This stone was removed during reclamation and replaced by another one which now marks site. 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

Tobernafoora was associated with a tradition of making rounds at the well to cure toothaches, a practice that continued until around 1957. The site included a stone in the adjacent field to the east, which was part of the ritual circuit described by Ó Riordáin.

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