Boiling Well

Described as a 'Boiling Well' on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as Tobermuire - Mary's Well - on the 1940 ed. Situated at the bottom of a SE-facing slope, it is the source of a stream that runs off to the SW, but no well structure is visible. There is no physical evidence of veneration but it had been resorted to for eye ailments, although this had been long discontinued by 1940 (OSFM). Archaeological testing (05E0901) in the vicinity produced evidence of a brickworks in the area just N of the Holy well. There is no record of a brick works here, and it is presumably 18th or 19th century in date. (Delaney 2008) Compiled by: Michael Moore Dtae of upload: 15 March 2012

Linked to Saint Mary, the well was historically known as Tobermuire, a common Irish name for wells dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Such wells were often sites of pilgrimage and healing rituals, particularly associated with fertility and protection.