Holy well in Inis Ní — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Tobar Cholmcille hides in a shallow pothole on the eastern shore of Inis Ní, marked only by a small pile of stones and scattered coins. It is the kind of place where people still touch the rock, drop a coin, and leave before the sea takes the bay back.

At LWM on N shore of the large bay on E coast of the island. Known locally as Tobar Cholmcille (pers. comm. T. Robinson), it consists of a small natural pothole (D 0.25m) on the outer flank of a rock, with a number of coins in it. A few stones piled on the rock signal its position amongst the seaweed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Linked to St. Columba (Colmcille), the well is associated with early Christian pilgrimage and is named in honour of the 6th-century Irish monastic founder and missionary. Local tradition may connect the site with healing or spiritual practices, though specific cures or rituals are not well documented.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.