Tobar Rí an Domhnaigh

Sunday's Well, named in Irish Tobar Rí an Domhnaigh ("Well of the King of Sunday"), represents one of Cork's most ancient pilgrimage sites, with roots tracing to St. Finbarr's monastery and the city's early Christian heritage. The oldest literary reference appears in Aisling Mic Conglinne, a satirical Middle Irish text from the late eleventh or early twelfth century, which mentions the well as ...