Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Ballynakilla (bear By., Killaconenagh Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynakilla (bear By., Killaconenagh Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.63214, -9.87322
- SMR number
- CO128-029----
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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 rough grazing land, on the NW-facing slopes of Knockanallig on Bere Island. Due to a dense cover of gorse and moor grass, the holy well could not be found. O'Sullivan (1992, 54-5) recorded that it was associated with St Michael, that it was known locally as 'the pattern' and that a pattern day was held there on the Sunday nearest to the feast of St Michael. It was also recorded that in the recent past people with eye problems visited the well and washed their eyes in the water and recited special prayers to effect a cure (ibid.).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.