What is recorded here

Shruvane Well has vanished from the Cork landscape, leaving no visible trace for the hundred and fifty people who drank from it or prayed at its edge. It may have been a rocky basin, a hidden gully or a forgotten garden, but human memory shaped the loss into a story about clarity, mercy or warning. The well is absent yet still active because people continue to distinguish it from ordinary water.

No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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/

Linked to Saint Shane (Shruvane), the well is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and was once visited by pilgrims who performed rituals such as walking the surrounding circuit or making offerings. The site reflects a broader Celtic Christian tradition of holy wells as places of healing and spiritual significance.

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