What is recorded here

Tubberdoney marks a holy well in Tannaghmore, County Down, where clean water still rises through ancient stone. People may have drank from it, washed wounds or left small gifts before roads and empires changed the shape of the land. The well does not need a date to be real. It waits beside the field, patient as water, remembering every hand that cupped it.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HOLY WELL: TUBBERDONEY. 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 Doney, the well is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and general healing. Local folklore suggests that the name "Tubberdoney" derives from the Irish "Tóber Dhónaí," meaning "well of Doney," reflecting the saint's connection to the site.

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