What is recorded here

Tober Patrick is a holy well in Kilcock, County Roscommon, Ireland. Ancient accounts identify the site as both a holy well and a church, yet no feature remains visible on the scrub-covered slope today.

Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated on the NE-facing slope of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. Described as an ancient holy well (OS Name Books), but the well was also regarded as the site of a church (RO018-013001-) (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 18; Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 187). No feature is visible at ground level on the scrub-covered slope, but there is a description of a hollowed stone (diam. c. 0.9m; H c. 0.3m) that may have been a bullaun stone (Hanly 1994, 70). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Tober Patrick in Kilcock is associated with Saint Patrick and traditionally linked to early Christian worship, reflecting the saint's widespread influence in Ireland. The site's dual designation as both a holy well and a church location suggests its importance as a place of pilgrimage and healing in the medieval period.

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