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Sunday Well

Holy well

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On E side of lower road leading into Ballingarry, at junction where two roads meet. Well now part of waterworks for village and covered by a small pump house. Plaque, with inscription "Tobar Ri an Domnaig", on wall of building facing road. According to Ó Danachair (1955, 204) this was a strong spring visited formerly on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings and said to cure many diseases. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Linked to Saint Domnang, an early Irish Christian saint, the well is traditionally associated with healing and was likely a site of pilgrimage. The name "Tobar Ri an Domnaig" translates to "Well of the King of Domnang," reflecting its sacred and possibly royal connections in local tradition.

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