What is recorded here

Toberfeheen is a collapsed holy well at the Mám Tuirc saddle, feeding the stream that carries life east into Gleann Glaise. O'Flaherty noted it in 1684, proving the water was already famous enough to leave a mark before modern roads or cameras arrived. The broken stone roof and small cairn suggest people kept returning, perhaps to drink, pray or simply witness the mountain releasing its hidden blood.

Close to the saddle-point of Mám Tuirc, the northern of the three mountain passes from Joyce Country into Connemara proper. Known locally as Tobar Feichín, it consists of a natural spring, the source of the stream running E into Gleann Glaise. It is covered by a small, but collapsed, stone structure and there is a small cairn beside it to E. Noted by O'Flaherty in 1684 (Hardiman 1846, 121) (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Linked to Saint Feichín, a 7th-century hermit associated with several holy sites in Connemara, the well is traditionally visited for cures related to skin ailments and general wellness. Pilgrimage and the leaving of coins or clooties are part of its enduring folk tradition.

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