What is recorded here

St Bartholomews Well sits hidden in County Cork pasture, overgrown and disused after centuries of holy use. People called it Tubar Parrinane and believed its water could cure the ague when they visited on 24 August. The 1840 OS name books recorded that faith, while local memory preserves the well as a place where ordinary suffering met unusual hope.

In pasture. Now overgrown and disused. Remembered locally as once being in holy use. 1840 OS name books recorded 'Tubar Parrinane, A holy well frequented on 24 August and is considered by the superstitious, capable of curing the ague'. 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

St Bartholomew's Well is associated with St Bartholomew, one of the Twelve Apostles, and was traditionally visited on 24 August, his feast day, for healing and spiritual purposes. The well was believed to have curative properties, particularly for skin ailments, and was frequented by the local community in a superstitious or devotional context.

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