What is recorded here

Toberdooney, the Sunday Well in Magheracashel, is a holy water place named for repeated human belief rather than a single documented event. The name suggests people returned there on Sundays, perhaps to drink, pray, remember or cleanse after the week’s work. That much is carried in the place itself: a well worthy of honour, kept alive by local trust.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HOLY WELL: TOBERDOONEY or THE SUNDAY WELL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Linked to Saint Dooney, the well was traditionally visited on Sundays for healing and spiritual renewal. Local folklore suggests that the water was particularly efficacious for curing eye ailments and ensuring safe childbirth.

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