Toberacraha

Overgrown and inaccessible. No longer known locally as holy well. According to O'Donoghue (1986, 156), '....holy well....Tober a'Chradha (well of pain or torment)'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Toberacraha, also known as Tober a' Chradha, is associated with the name meaning "well of pain or torment," suggesting a tradition of pilgrimage or ritual for ailments or suffering. The site is linked to local folklore surrounding healing and endurance, though its exact saint or religious significance is not clearly recorded.