What is recorded here

Toberbarry is a holy well in Ballykilcline, County Roscommon, Ireland. Marked on Ordnance Survey maps in 1837 and 1914, the site sits at the base of a gentle west-facing slope near the north-eastern shore of Kilglass Lough. Local tradition recorded by Coyle in 1994 identifies it as a place of veneration, while the Kilglass church site lies roughly 600 metres to the south-south-east. Today the well is hidden beneath a dense patch of scrub about five metres by four.

Marked on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated at the base of a gentle W-facing slope c. 30m from the NE shore of Kilglass Lough. Known locally as a holy well (Coyle 1994, 37-8), it is now a patch of dense scrub (dims c. 5m x 4m). Killglass church site (RO024-005002-) is c. 600m to the SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Toberbarry is associated with Saint Barry, a 7th-century Irish saint known for his ascetic practices and healing miracles. The well was traditionally visited for curing eye ailments and general blessings, with rituals often involving the collection of water at dawn.

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