Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Garranachole , County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranachole
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St Crannats well (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.17204, -8.52548
- SMR number
- CO026-076----
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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
On W side of road, at base of tree. Well now consists of dry depression with roughly built wall to rear. No longer in holy use. An old man informed Grove White (1905-25, vol. 2, 195) 'that he remembers to have seen hundreds of people paying rounds on 9th March between 6am and 9pm; now only very few go there. They came for all kinds of ailments. They drank at the three corners of the well and also bathed their faces. In the time of his father, people came on 8th March, and stayed until 10th March, remaining all night.' According to local information, well removed to this location from Killuragh (14009) after landlord built walled garden around it. O'Reilly (1987, 129) tells similar tale but states that well in Killuragh was removed to site opposite Monanimy Castle (14368) the present location of St Nicholas' well (14023).
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.