What is recorded here

Holy well in Kilcarroon is a holy well in Kilcarroon, County Tipperary, Ireland. Power recorded it in 1908 as Tobar Uí Eachthigheirn, or Ahearne's Well, where people still made rounds and left votive offerings on overhanging tree branches. The local tradition held that its water cured sore eyes, although the exact location of the well is unknown.

According to Power (1908, 58-9) in the townland of Kilcarroon there is a holy well called 'Tobar Uí Eachthigheirn - "Ahearne's Well." This is reputed holy, and "rounds" are still made, as the votive offerings on the overhaning tree branches testify. Locally it is held that the water is specially efficacious for cure of sore eyes'. This exact location of this monument is unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

The holy well in Kilcarroon, known as Tobar Uí Eachthigheirn or "Ahearne's Well," is associated with the tradition of making "rounds" and leaving votive offerings, indicating its continued spiritual significance. While the specific saint or cure linked to the well is not clearly identified, such practices often relate to local saints or healing traditions in Irish folklore.

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