What is recorded here

Toberfraughan is a holy well in County Mayo dedicated to Saint Fursagh. The spring emerges from beneath a beech tree and joins a larger stream in wetland beside Kilfraughaun Church. People have long treated that water as living, not dead, because it gives itself up without being asked.

In wetland, 20m E of Kilfraughaun Church (MA121-097001-). A spring, emerging from under a beech tree, running into a large stream with other water sources. Dedicated to Saint Fursagh. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 652. Date of upload: 9 January 2015

Toberfraughan is a holy well dedicated to Saint Fursagh, associated with healing traditions and local pilgrimage. The saint is believed to have been an early Irish Christian figure, and wells named after him are often linked to cures for skin ailments and general well-being.

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