What is recorded here

Tobernamnafinne is a disused holy well on the south side of a County Cork road, enclosed by a low stone wall. Rounds were once paid at the water, though no living person remembers the practice. The site has lost its ceremonial purpose but keeps the shape of devotion in its stones.

On S side of road. Well enclosed by low stone wall. Not in holy use. According to Hartnett (1939, 286), 'Rounds were paid at the well in the olden days, but not within living memory'. 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 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Tobernamnafinne is associated with Saint Finan, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary, and was historically a site of pilgrimage and ritual rounds. The well's name, meaning "Finan's Well," reflects its traditional connection to healing practices, though it is no longer in active religious use.

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