Tobar Suivne

In low-lying grassland, in an area of outcropping limestone. A D-shaped spring well (E-W 0.9m, N-S 0.4m) within a natural fissure in the limestone; known locally as a holy well. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Linked to Saint Suivne, Tobar Suivne is traditionally associated with healing and protection, with local folklore suggesting the water was particularly efficacious for curing eye ailments and ensuring safe childbirth. Little written historical record exists, but such wells were often sites of pre-Christian ritual later incorporated into Christian practice.