What is recorded here

Toberslane is a Donegal farm yard where a brutal two-storey stone hall stands beside a modest house, its oval windows and brick arches giving it the air of a forgotten factory. Built around 1850, it still works as a farm outbuilding, proving that strange shapes can serve ordinary life. The hall may have been born from pride, experiment, or a local master builder trying to make a barn into a monument. Either way, it refuses to disappear, forcing visitors to wonder what human ambition built such a loud shape in a quiet country yard.

Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as ' "Tobar Slan, in the townland of Ryelands", near Manorcunningham, is mentioned in O'Donovan's Survey Letters. He believed it was the same as a historic well called Tobar Cobharthach, as it means the Well of Healing' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 155). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 79) Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision : 04 November 2011

Toberslane Well, also known as Tobar Slan, is traditionally associated with Saint Cobharthach, a lesser-known early Irish saint. The well was believed to have healing properties, particularly for ailments of the skin and general wellness, and was likely a site of pilgrimage and seasonal rituals.

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