Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Callaros Oughter, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Callaros Oughter
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Tobereenavoher
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tobereenavoher (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.49198, -9.73676
- SMR number
- CO147-033----
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 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Holy well known locally as 'Tobereenavoher' in the townland of Callaras Oughter (Callraí Uachtarach/callow of the wood) in the parish of Kilmoe (Cill Mua) in the barony of Carbery West. Presumably a natural spring, dry when visited. Possibly still in holy use. According to local information, [the well was] visited long ago on 23 June, the feast of St Eoin.
See attached photograph of holy well still in use, courtesy of Finola Finlay
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: 29 April 2022
Images 02, 03 , 04 , 05 provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Nearby in the register
- Mine - copperunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Mine - copperunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.