St Annes Well (Site of) — Report the wrong picture

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Dunworly Bay, County Cork: the well is gone. The cliff collapsed, the water and stones vanished, but the name still floats above the sea. People remember it as holy, not because a bucket remains, but because the place kept doing what holy places do, holding attention when everything visible has been taken.

Marked on OS 6-inch maps on cliff-edge on W side of Dunworly Bay. Sea erosion has caused cliff to collapse leaving no trace of well. Locally remembered as holy well. 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/

St Anne's Well was traditionally associated with St Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, and was likely a site of pilgrimage and healing. Local tradition may have linked it to cures for infertility or women's ailments, as was common with wells dedicated to St Anne in Ireland.

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