What is recorded here

Toberall is a sacred spring in County Kildare where clear water still flows beside a small tributary of the River Boyne. A curved wall on the nearby 1849 bridge marks its limit, giving the well a shape that feels both human and holy. People may have gone there to drink, remember or be changed, carrying the old idea that beauty and truth can meet in a small place.

Described by Wilde (1850, 46) as a, 'sacred spring called Tober-aulin (Beautiful Well)'. On the NE bank of a small, NW-flowing tributary of the River Boyne, with a second holy well (KD002-002----) c. 500m to the NNE. A small bridge (built 1849) immediately to the W contains a short, curved section of wall which is believed locally to define the limits of the well. (Jackson 1980, 145) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Linked to St. Brackagh, the well is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and general healing. Local folklore suggests that the well’s waters were once used in seasonal rituals, particularly at the time of St. Brackagh’s feast day.

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