Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in County Cork
Explore 5 sacred places in County Cork, Ireland, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
Traditions in County Cork
Site types in County Cork
Showing 1-5 of 5 sites in this regional guide
Blarney Stone
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
At the top of a fifteenth-century castle tower in County Cork, visitors lie on their back, lean over the edge of the parapet, and kiss the underside of a limestone block....
Drombeg Stone Circle, Glandore, Ireland
County Cork, County Cork, Ireland
On a gentle rise above the West Cork coast, seventeen stones form one of the finest examples of Ireland's distinctive Cork-Kerry axial stone circles....
Gougane Barra
Gougane Barra, County Cork, Ireland
Gougane Barra belongs among the significant monastic places of Republic of Ireland. The sacred frame at Gougane Barra comes from Christian monastic tradition....
Labbacallee wedge tomb
Glanworth, County Cork, Ireland
Labbacallee wedge tomb is a nationally or regionally important prehistoric place in Republic of Ireland....
St Gobnait's well (Ballyvourney)
Ballyvourney, County Cork, Ireland
An angel told Gobnait to travel until she found where nine white deer grazed together: there would be her place of resurrection....
Key questions
County Cork sacred-site questions
- How many sacred sites are listed in County Cork?
- This regional guide currently includes 5 sacred sites in County Cork, Ireland.
- Which traditions are represented in County Cork?
- The most represented traditions in the current guide include Celtic and Prehistoric, Christian monastic tradition, Christianity, Prehistoric ritual and funerary traditions.
- Can I view County Cork sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.