Holy well in Tír An Fhia — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Crompán na Muice and Cuan an Fhir Mhóir still stand on the west side of Galway. Tobairín Charraig Mhurchú is a round pothole cut by water, not built by hands. People may have gone there to pray, drink or remember someone the sea has since forgotten.

Below HWM to SW of an inlet called Crompán na Muice, on W side of Cuan an Fhir Mhóir. Known locally as Tobairín Charraig Mhurchú, it consists of a natural round pothole in the rock (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 St. Murchú, the well is associated with healing traditions, particularly for ailments of the body. Local folklore suggests that the waters, found in a natural rock pothole, were once visited for their curative properties, though the site is now unvisited.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.