What is recorded here

Tober Patrick is a holy well in Urlar, County Sligo, Ireland. The 1.6 metre wide well sits inside a circular limestone wall 0.75 metre thick, with a splayed southwest gap marking the original entrance. Pilgrimages continued at this site until the end of the nineteenth century, though the well is dry now.

Situated on level wet ground, at base of a slight SW-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. The well (diam. 1.6m) is enclosed by a circular drystone wall (Wth. 0.75m; int. H 1.35m; ext H 1.2m) of random limestone rubble. A splayed break (int. - Wth 0.35m; int H 1.2m; ext. Wth 0.5m) in the wall at SW marks the position of the original entrance. The well is now dry. Mulligan (1942-44) notes that pilgrimages took place here up to the end of the nineteenth century. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

Linked to Saint Patrick, the well is traditionally associated with healing and protection, with pilgrims historically visiting to seek cures for various ailments. The drystone construction suggests a long-standing sacred site, possibly with pre-Christian origins that were later Christianized.

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