What is recorded here

Toberbreda is a holy well in Ballintober, County Roscommon, Ireland. The oval well sits at the bottom of a south-facing slope about thirty metres west of the church. A stream flows south through an elliptical enclosure attached to the graveyard wall.

At the bottom of a S-facing slope, c. 30m W of the church (RO027-048005-). This is an oval well (dims 2.2m E-W; 1.05m N-S) recently conserved and surrounded by a path (Wth 1m) and an outer wall (Wth 0.5m; H 0.25m) S-W-N. The stream flows S, and the well is within an eliptical enclosure (dims c. 30m E-W; c. 15m N-S) attached to the S wall of the graveyard (RO027-048007-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Linked to St. Bridget (Brigid), the well is associated with healing and fertility traditions. It was historically visited for curing ailments and seeking blessings, with customs including the leaving of clooties and collecting water on special days like Imbolc.

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