What is recorded here

Toberahoonard is a holy well in County Kerry, Ireland, now reduced to a concrete farmyard tap. It sits at the foot of Lateevemore, SW of Caherboshina, where vague tradition still whispers of devotions forgotten. The sacred water may have flowed for prayers before becoming ordinary drink, a quiet loss no one remembers naming.

Toberahoonanara/Tobar an Chapaill: This well is located immediately SW of Caherboshina village, at the foot of the E slopes of Lateevemore. It is now used as a water source for domestic or farmyard purposes and is provided with a rough, concrete surround. However, there is a vague tradition of former devotions (Ó Danachair 1960, 77). See attached photograph of Tobar Tóin an Áird, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00278 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16876. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 928. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 25 April 2022

Linked to Saint Sine, this holy well is associated with cures for skin ailments and general healing. Local tradition holds that the well was once visited by the saint and that its waters possess restorative powers, particularly when collected at dawn.

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