
What is recorded here
Marked as Tobar an Aisig, possibly meaning the well of vomiting, on the 1840 and 1925 eds. of the OS 6-in map. Situated on a S-facing slope, this is a concrete-lined and slab-covered well. There is no evidence of, or record of, veneration.
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload/revision: 6th May, 2011.
Linked to a tradition of healing or purification, the name Tobar an Aisig (Well of Vomiting) may suggest a ritual practice involving emetic purification or the expulsion of illness. No specific saint is associated with the site, but such wells were often connected to early Christian or pre-Christian healing rites.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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