What is recorded here

Tobar Muire in Kingstown Glebe or Ballymaconry is a small natural spring above the Corrán seashore, enclosed by a lintelled drystone wall and marked by modern offerings. People still go there on 15th August, and local stories claim cures and candles seen entering the water at night. The bay, stone rim and recurring visits suggest the well has long served as a place where prayer, memory and risk of loss meet the sea.

Just above the seashore overlooking Corrán, a sheltered bay to W. Known locally as Tobar Muire, it consists of a small natural spring with a lintelled-over drystone surround opening towards W. A number of modern offerings are visible. It used to be frequented on 15th August and stories of cures and 'of candles seen going into it at night' are told (pers. comm. T. Robinson). 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. Muire, a well-known early Irish saint associated with healing and coastal protection, the site reflects a tradition of holy wells dedicated to female saints in western Ireland. Local folklore suggests the well was visited for cures related to sea-related ailments and childbirth, with offerings left as tokens of gratitude.

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