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Ritual site - holy well

Farthingville East, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ritual site - holy well, Farthingville East, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Farthingville East
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Baghuleesa Well (1936)
Coordinates
52.32804, -8.81890
SMR number
CO007-008----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on N-facing slope. Spring well, enclosed by low stone walling E->W from which stream flows to N; heavily overgrown. Not in holy use; according to landowner, it was visited in May and cured stomach upsets and sore eyes. According to Dunworth (1989, 56), 'rounds' were paid all year round especially on Good Friday. Name derives from the 'Bachall Íosa, Christ's staff' which was reputedly given to St Patrick by Christ and became one of the validating insignia of the Archbishops of Armagh (Harbison 1991, 56, 159).

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

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Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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