Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Courtaparteen, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Courtaparteen
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.66981, -8.52941
- SMR number
- CO125-028----
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
Under an ivy-covered bank on the SW side of the path leading down to a graveyard (CO125-021001-) and a church (CO125-021002-). A roughly rectangular, rock-cut depression (1.2m NE-SW; 0.8m NW-SE; D 0.2m) is lined with concrete and its SW half is covered with flag stones. Quartz stones and pebbles lie on the debris-covered bottom, which is largely dry. According to Seán MacCarthaigh (I.T.A. Survey 1942), 'near Courtaparteen church (ruin) (CO125-02102-), a short distance south of Sandycove, in Desmond's lane is Tobar Ruuadáin (i.e. St. Ruadháin or Rohan's Well) into which pilgrims throw a little white stone and bathe their sore eyes. There are no special pattern days now'.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.