What is recorded here

Toberpatrick is a small rock hollow on a Cork stream bank where rainwater collects beneath an inscribed cross, marked for visitation each March 17th. Its shallow depth and ordinary setting make it easier to imagine using than to explain, perhaps as a drinking place, washing place or quiet prayer spot beside the water. The cross above the hollow suggests that people did not merely pass the stream but stopped to recognise it.

On bank of stream; rock hollow (D 0.55m; 0.7m x 0.5m) where rainwater collects. Cross inscribed on natural ledge above well; visited on March 17th each year. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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/

Toberpatrick is associated with Saint Patrick and traditionally visited on his feast day, March 17th, for blessings and healing. The cross inscribed on the rock above the well suggests a long-standing Christian devotion linked to early Irish monastic practices.

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