Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ballyshonock, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyshonock
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobercarrown (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.25087, -8.46435
- SMR number
- CO018-118----
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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 level pasture, in flood plain on E side of Farahy River. Circular spring well (diam. 1.1m; D 1.1m) lined with stone walling and open on top. Known locally as St Gregory's well where sore eyes were cured. According to Grove White (1905-25, vol. 3, 113), water from well 'has the reputation of curing bad sight, etc. People from the surrounding country come here and pay rounds when suffering from any disease'. Photograph in 1905 (ibid., opp. 113) shows well in good condition with stone slabs edging sides at ground level and two cups on one of these slabs.
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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.