What is recorded here

Toberneerin is a holy well in Carrowloughlin, County Sligo, Ireland. Wood-Martin wrote in 1892 that the well was formerly held in estimation as holy, although the present landowner recalls no such tradition. The spring sits in a slight hollow beside a road, enclosed by a rectangular concrete structure measuring 1.25 metres on each side with an opening on the northeast face. Steps built into the field fence provide direct access from the road to the southeast.

In flat pasture, in a slight hollow, adjacent to a road. A spring well enclosed by a rectangular concrete structure (1.25m x 1.25m) with an opening on the NE side. Access from the road immediately to SE is via steps built into the field fence which separates the road and the well. The present elderly landowner recalls no tradition of holy use. Wood-Martin (1892, 355-6, n. 1) noted that this well was 'formerly held in estimation as "holy"'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Linked to St. Gobnait, the well is traditionally associated with cures for eye ailments and female infertility. Local folklore suggests that the well was once visited by pilgrims who performed rituals involving nine rounds of the site while making a specific prayer.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.