Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Farthingville East, County Cork, Ireland
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----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (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
Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.