What is recorded here

Tobercoole, the holy well of St. Comghall in Ravel, marked the 1865 survey and drew pilgrims to its water before it slipped from human memory. Whether the stones sank beneath grass or men simply stopped coming, the absence still aches. A forgotten well is not a lost fact; it is a living gap where devotion went quiet.

The OS Letters refer to a well dedicated to St. Comghall where stations were held (CLAJ 1921, 34). It was also known as 'Tobercoole' and marked as such on the 1865 OS map (revision) (Coyle 1956, 194-5). Not located when inspected by ASI in 1967. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 4 July 2012

The holy well in Ravel is associated with St. Comghall, an early Irish saint and founder of Bangor Abbey, and was historically a site of pilgrimage and devotional stations. The well, also known as Tobercoole, was noted for its spiritual significance and may have been visited for healing or penitential rituals, as was common with many wells dedicated to early saints in Ireland.

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