What is recorded here

Tubberagleanna Well, or the well of the glen, vanished from every map and resisted every search in Kilcolgan Lower. It may still hide beneath bracken or have drowned under soil, yet the name preserves a place where clean water once touched human prayer. Forgetfulness does not erase the well, though it denies it visibility.

Known as Tubberagleanna Well (Tobar an Ghleanna - the well of the glen), this holy well is not marked on the OS maps and could not be located (Holly 1981, 78). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 883. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Linked to St. Colgan, the well is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and was likely a site of pilgrimage. Its name, Tobar an Ghleanna, reflects its location in a glen and the sacred landscape of early Christian Ireland.

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