What is recorded here

Tubber an eeling is a holy well inside a rath in County Cork, Ireland. Locals called the fort Tober aneeling, tying the water and the earthwork into one living memory. The name still carries the shape of that bond, even when the path to the well has faded from ordinary sight.

This holy well is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 257) under the entry (no. 12349) for a rath (CO025-063001-). The reference to the holy well in the entry is as follows: Well depicted inside ESE bank on 1842 OS 6-inch map; in ESE fosse on 1937 OS 6-inch map and named Tubber an eeling. According to OS Memoranda (20-12-1931), 'locals call fort 'Tober aneeling'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Tubber an Eeling is associated with local folklore involving water spirits or "eeling," a term sometimes linked to supernatural or shape-shifting beings in Irish tradition. The site's connection to a nearby rath suggests it may have had ritual or spiritual significance in both prehistoric and later Christian periods.

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