What is recorded here

St Michaels Well is a small ritual site on an east-facing slope beside a river in County Cork, Ireland. People still visit the stone-walled water and leave offerings, keeping the old practice alive beside the modern road.

On ESE-facing slope to E of river. Enclosed in cement-covered stone wall; roofed with lintel. Stone with roughly inscribed cross atop lintel. Supports centre of stone-slab "pediment". Front damed by concrete blocks. According to O'Donoghue (1914) 'few votive offerings showing...well is still visited....' 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 Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Linked to St Michael, the well is traditionally associated with healing and protection, with pilgrims visiting to seek cures for various ailments. The stone cross and enclosed structure suggest a long-standing devotional practice, possibly dating back to the early Christian period in Ireland.

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