What is recorded here
Located towards the bottom of an E-facing slope. It was known as Tobar Rí and Domhnaigh - Sundays well, according to John O' Donovan but it was no longer venerated c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1933, 242). Its location is marked by a whitethorn tree, but soil creep is obscuring it.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 29 February, 2012
Linked to Saint Sunday (Domhnall), a local early Christian saint, the well was traditionally visited for healing and was known as Tobar Rí (King's Well) and Domhnaigh. By the early 19th century, its veneration had declined, though it retained historical and possibly pre-Christian significance in the landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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