
What is recorded here
On level improved pasture. Indicated along a former field boundary c. 35m to the SE and named ‘Toberacollure’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch maps. A well site now covered by a low cairn of small stones cleared from surrounding field (L 5m; Wth 4m; H 1m) upon which 3 whitethorn bushes grow. No trace of any water or stream emerging from under the cairn or any votive offerings on the site.
An ecclesiastical enclosure (CL007-003001-), associated building (CL007-003002-) children’s burial ground (CL007-003003-) and church (CL007-003004-), lie 30m to the NE.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 30 September 2021
Linked to Saint Collure, a lesser-known early Irish saint, the well may have been associated with local healing traditions. The name "Toberacollure" suggests a site of veneration connected to Collure, whose cult was once widespread in parts of Munster.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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