What is recorded here

Sundays Well is a ruined holy well in County Cork, Ireland, where scattered stones and a broken wall still mark the boggy bottom of a north-facing slope beside a graveyard. Cattle trampled the water in 1905, yet local people kept paying rounds there until the early 1950s, suggesting the well remained alive in memory long after its stones fell into neglect.

In boggy area at bottom of N-facing slope, to S of graveyard (14091). Ruinous section of stone wall and some scattered stones indicate area of well. According to local information, last visit to well was made in late 1940s/early 1950s when rounds were paid during month of June. Visited by Grove White (1905-25, vol. 3, 77) in July 1905 who noted it had been choked up and trampled over by cattle and was in 'a very neglected state'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Linked to Saint Sunday, the well was traditionally visited for general healing and protection. Local folklore suggests that the well was once more prominent, with rituals possibly involving the collection of water on Sundays for its supposed curative properties.

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