What is recorded here

Tobar Naomh Seosaimh is a natural pothole near the western edge of Leighon Island, frequented on the last Sunday in July. One man called it Tobar Crom Dubh instead, suggesting the water belongs to more than one memory. The island keeps its own time, measuring devotion in tidal breath rather than church bells.

Near LWM off W end of the island. Known locally as Tobar Naomh Seosaimh, though one man called it Tobar Crom Dubh. It consists of a natural pothole frequented on last Sunday in July (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 Seosan (Seosaimh), the well is traditionally associated with healing and is visited on the last Sunday of July. Local tradition also refers to it as Tobar Crom Dubh, suggesting a possible connection to a darker or crooked saint or folk figure.

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