What is recorded here

Holy well in Carrowntemple is a holy well in Carrowntemple, County Sligo, Ireland. The well, named Tober-na-neeve or the Well of the Saints, was recorded in 1942-4 as a destination for pilgrimages on August 15th. Its exact location is not known, but it may be the same site as the holy well in Kilfree townland, which is about 2.5km to the northeast and shares the patron day of 15th August.

In 1942-4 a holy well named 'Tober-na-neeve or the Well of the Saints' was recorded in Carrowntemple to which pilgrimages were formerly made on August 15th (ITA). The exact location of this well is not known. This is probably the same holy well as that in Kilfree townland (SL044-047001-) c. 2.5km to NE which is also known as 'Tobar na Naomh' and had its patron day on 15th August (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). 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). Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 26 January 2012

The holy well at Carrowntemple, known as Tober-na-neeve or the Well of the Saints, was associated with August 15th pilgrimages, likely linked to the Feast of the Assumption, a common date for Marian or saintly veneration in Ireland. While the exact location is unknown, such wells were often believed to have curative properties and were sites of prayer and ritual.

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