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Linked to Saint Soláin, the well was associated with penitential practices and may have been a site of pilgrimage. Local tradition suggests it was used for acts of devotion and possibly healing, though specific cures or rituals are not recorded.

What is recorded here

In low-lying grassland. According to OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 239), this well was known as 'Tobar Soláin'. It was used as a penitential station up to 40-50 years ago. No visible surface trace survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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