Toberalice

Situated near the top of a SW-facing slope in pasture. The site is fenced off and covered with corrugated sheeting. There was formerly a step down to the well on the S side and stones continued around to form a circle surrounding the well. However this S side has been broken out and a concrete rectangular trough installed with a pump. A stream flows from this spring well downslope to the SW. Lower down the slope to the W there is another spring well. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Toberalice, Coolnamoney is associated with Saint Ailbe, an early Irish Christian saint and founder of the monastery at Emly in County Tipperary. The well may have been visited for healing purposes, particularly for ailments of the eyes, as was common with many wells dedicated to saints in Irish tradition.