Toberlaghteen (covered) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Toberlaghteen is a dry holy well in County Cork, Ireland, named for St. Lachteen. It sits on a south-facing pasture slope inside a beehive-like dry-stone chamber with a corbelled roof and inner niches. The southern opening faces the sun, suggesting the chamber was built to protect water, prayer or memory rather than merely mark a hole in the ground.

In pasture, on S-facing slope. Well now dry; enclosed on three sides by beehive-like structure of dry-stone walling with corbelled roof. Niche in each wall on inside. Opening to S. According to O'Donoghue (1986, 234), 'St. Lachteen's well'. 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 Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Linked to Saint Laghteen, the well was traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and was visited by the sick who would collect water in secret to avoid the curse of the saint. The corbelled stone structure reflects early Christian devotional practices and the site's enclosure suggests its continued reverence even as the well dried up.

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