Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilbarry (carbery East (w.d) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbarry (carbery East (w.d) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobernadihy (1943)
- Coordinates
- 51.71730, -9.13193
- SMR number
- CO107-046004-
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
In marshy waste ground to NE of graveyard (CO107-04602-) and within early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO107-046001-). Known locally as "St Finbarr's Well". Rectangular stone-lined well (D 0.8m). Practically dry when visited. Seems to be still in holy use. Rounds are said to be made there on September 25th (Ó Ríordáin 1932, 99).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.