Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Mountbridget, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountbridget
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St Bridgets Well (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.24917, -8.72712
- SMR number
- CO016-120----
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
At base of cliff. Shallow depression, defined by stone walling on N side and by cliff face to W and S. Canopy of bushes overhead tied with rags; several small statues left beside well by pilgrims. Grove White (1905-25, vol. 1, 95) noted ash tree, known as 'Biddy's Tree', shading well where rounds paid on St Bridget's day (January 1st) and string, cloth etc. tied to ash tree 'in honour of the saint'. He (ibid.) documents a number of 'cures' at the well. Ash tree brought down by storm, January 1973 (Anon. 1984a, 10).
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
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.