What is recorded here

Oileán Ros na nEas: A small island in County Galway where Tobairín Rí an Domhnaigh, a shallow holy well, cuts through rock at the waterline. People called it Tobar Cholmcille and visited on 9 June, perhaps to drink, pray or remember. The island may have been a quiet refuge where water, rock and faith still touched.

At HWM on SW side of a small island called Oileán Ros na nEas. Known locally as Tobairín Rí an Domhnaigh, it consists of a natural pothole (D 0.3m) in W-facing slope of a ridge of rock. Also known as Tobar an Oileáin and Tobar Cholmcille, and frequented on 9 June (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. 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 Saint Dominic (Rí an Domhnaigh), the well is traditionally associated with healing and protection. Local folklore suggests that the waters were once used in rituals for curing ailments and ensuring safe passage at sea.

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