What is recorded here

Toberbreedia is a holy well in County Limerick where people still walked rounds in the 1950s, especially on 1st February, believing its water could cure blindness. Nested in level pasture beside a stream, the semi-circular waterlogged area measured about five metres and doubled as a drinking place for cattle. Human devotion and animal thirst shared the same quiet margin, suggesting the well served both worlds without distinction.

In level pasture, on S side of stream. Semi-circular waterlogged area (L c. 5m) used to water cattle. In mid-1950s 'rounds still made, but not often' (Ó Danachair 1955, 205). Visited on 1st Feb. and reputed to have cure blindness (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Toberbreedia is associated with Saint Breedia, a 6th-century Irish saint known for her healing wells, particularly in Munster. The well was traditionally visited on 1st February for curing ailments, and pilgrimage or 'rounds' were once practised there, reflecting a blend of Christian and pre-Christian healing traditions.

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