Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Garranmacgarrett, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranmacgarrett
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- CO023-217----
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The National Monuments Service's description
One of three holy wells (13988,13989) recorded by Bowman (1934, 401) on P. Mcauliffe's land. 'That in Mr Mcauliffe's land is called Tobar a gharáin báin - well of the ooze from limestone. It is related that this well, like the majority of holy wells, changed its position, owing to a woman having washed some clothes at the well' (ibid.). Exact location not known.
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