Tobermuire, holy well in County Cork

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What is recorded here

Named 'Tobermurry' on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps. Stone wall encloses subrectangular area (12m x 10m) around well. Well consists of oval pond (8m x 4.5m) with stone base and revetment. Various shrines to Blessed Virgin, erected by pilgrims, line edge of pond.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO016-006

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