St Gobnait's Holy Well

St Gobnait's Holy Well occupies a significant early Christian religious site in Ballyvourney, County Cork, positioned near the River Sullane. The location was established as a monastic community for women during the late 6th or early 7th century under the leadership of St. Gobnait, an abbess who became venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. The modern site contains extensive medieval remains, ...