Tobar an Iarla

Tobar an Iarla (the Earls' Well) derives its name from a holy well where the Earls of Bandon watered their horses during their travels to Cork City, reflecting the strategic importance of the site to the Anglo-Norman nobility who controlled the region. Archaeological evidence indicates human settlement in the area spanning millennia, with ringforts, fulacht fiadh (Bronze Age cooking pits), and ...