Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Island (fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Island (fermoy By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Holy Well (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.08230, -8.57844
- SMR number
- CO042-060----
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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 steep N-facing hill, on S bank of stream. Roughly rectangular setting of stones (0.6m E-W; 0.45m N-S; D 0.25m) forms well, into which flows water rising c. 0.9m to N. Crude cross carved on upper surface of one stone at well is only indication of holy use. On a visit in 1908 Grove White (1905-25, vol. 4, 123-4) noted that a few people paid rounds there to cure sore eyes but 'it did not look as if it was much frequented'. Path beside stream known locally as 'mass path'.
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
Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.