What is recorded here

Tobernaculla is an overgrown holy well in County Cork, Ireland, believed by local people to have cured fevers before falling out of use. It has retreated from human traffic, becoming a hidden place where water and memory continue without witness.

Inaccessible and overgrown. According to local information, believed to have cured fevers. No longer in holy use. 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

Tobernaculla is associated with Saint Culla, a lesser-known early Irish saint, and was traditionally believed to possess curative properties for fevers. The well's holy use has declined, though local folklore remembers its healing reputation.

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