Tober Mania, holy well in County Sligo

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Mentioned in 1836 as ‘Tober Maine’ and associated with St Maine, who is said to have built the nearby monastery (SL040-171001-), and although the saint’s day was not remembered locally it was thought to be in August (OSL, 155-6). There are no visible remains of this holy well. In 1942-44 it was recorded that no pilgrimages had taken place to it within the memory of the oldest living resident and that there were no known cures (ITA). A stream flows SE from the well site to ‘O’Rourke’s Ford (SL040-170002-) c. 80m to the SSE. A saint’s stone (SL040-170003-) is said to have been nearby, adjacent to the stream.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL040-170001

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Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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