What is recorded here

Toberbrackan is a holy well in County Galway where local tradition claims the water cured cholera. The spring emerges inside a rectangular drystone enclosure, nestled in the northeast of an oval hollow and shaded by mature beach trees. That simple arrangement still suggests people believed the clear water could defeat a killer disease.

Within an enclosure (GA102-025001-). This spring well, which is enclosed by a rectangular drystone surround (3.3m N-S; 2.7m E-W), lies in the NE quadrant of an oval hollow (15m N-S; 13m E-W). A number of mature beach trees surround it. According to local tradition, the water was used as a cure for cholera (Korff and O'Connell 1985). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 4 March 2019

Toberbrackan is associated with Saint Brigid and traditionally linked to cures for eye ailments and general healing. The site's enclosure and location within a hollow reflect ancient ritual practices connected to water worship and the veneration of saints in early Christian Ireland.

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