What is recorded here

St Bridgets Well is a holy spring in County Cork, Ireland, where clear water still rises through marshy ground inside a circular stone wall. Local tradition calls it Tubber Muirra and believes the water belongs to the Holy Virgin. People have drunk from it, washed in it and left it be for generations. The well does not need a stage or a warning label because the water keeps doing what it has always done.

In marshy ground. Spring enclosed by circular stone wall; open at S. Area fenced off with gate to N. According to Windele (1897, 68) 'dedicated to the Holy Virgin' and called 'Tubber Muirra'. Still in occassional use. Church of Ireland (CO045-02102-) to S. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

St. Bridget's Well is associated with St. Brigid of Kildare, a major figure in early Irish Christianity, venerated for her miracles and patronage of healing and fertility. The well's dedication to the "Holy Virgin" suggests a later shift from St. Brigid to the Virgin Mary, a common occurrence in Irish holy sites during the medieval period.

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