What is recorded here

Tobairín Naomh Anna sits on the southeast shore of Loch Tan, a tiny triangular hollow worn where three rock fissures meet. A woman built two oval flower gardens and a small shrine beside it to keep her daughter’s memory alive. People still go there on the twenty-sixth of July, stepping past the stones to leave something behind or take quiet with them.

On SE shore of Loch Tan. Known locally as Tobairín Naomh Anna, it consists of a natural triangular hollow (L/Wth 0.3m) caused by erosion where three fissures meet. There is a small shrine beside the well and two oval enclosures with little flower gardens, all built by a woman in memory of her daughter. Frequented on 26th 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 Anna, the well is traditionally associated with fertility and healing, with pilgrims visiting to seek cures for barrenness and general wellness. The small shrine and enclosures suggest ongoing local veneration, possibly blending early Christian and pre-Christian traditions.

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