What is recorded here

In NW quadrant of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA043-080001-). This well was noted by O'Donovan in 1839 (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 46) and is marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map; on 3rd ed. (1930), the words 'Site of' are appended. No visible surface trace survives but a stone memorial erected in 1943 marks the site. 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

Tober Jarlath is associated with Saint Jarlath, a 6th-century Irish saint known for founding a monastery at Clonfert, County Galway. The well may have been visited for healing or as part of seasonal rituals, reflecting the broader tradition of holy wells linked to saints in early Christian Ireland.

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