What is recorded here

Toberlonaun is a holy well in Cavetown OR Ballynahoogh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It sat on the marshy south shore of Clogher Lake, about fifty metres from the water, and was marked on both the 1837 and 1914 Ordnance Survey maps. The well was believed to cure headaches and supplied domestic water as late as 1971, but it has since vanished from ground level. A crannog lies roughly 180 metres to the north at the lake’s far edge.

Marked similarly on the 1837 and 1914 eds. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on the marshy S shore of Clogher Lake (dims c. 1 km E-W; c. 100-200m N-S), c. 50m from the lake. Regarded as a holy well with a cure for headaches (OS Name Books), it was used in 1971 as a domestic water source (Gannon 1972) but is no longer visible at ground level. Crannog (RO010-031----) is c. 180m to the N at the N edge of the lake. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Toberlonaun is associated with a cure for headaches or head ailments, a common attribute of many holy wells in Ireland. The site's long-standing recognition, marked on Ordnance Survey maps from 1837 and 1914, suggests a continuity of local tradition and reverence.

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