Toberaniddaun

According to Holahan (1883, 107-8), 'It is said that many miraculous cures have been effected from time immemorial at the holy well called Tobernadaun, near Kilmanagh'. He gives several examples of people who believed they were cured at the holy well, including a man with a running sore on his leg, three men who suffered from 'the ague', a type of fever, and a sickly child (ibid. 108). On the OS 6-inch map (1839 ed. and 1899-1900 revision) two wells are indicated beside each other, on the later revision the more northerly well is a annotated as a spring with a stream running S from it, while the other is annotated as the holy well. The holy well is no longer visible above ground, though the spring is apparent as a hollow (Digitalglobe satellite imagery, viewed 17 May 2021). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 May 2021

Toberaniddaun, near Kilmanagh, is associated with miraculous cures and has been a site of pilgrimage and devotion since at least the 19th century. The well's name may derive from "Tobar Na Dána," suggesting a connection to a saint or holy person, though specific details about the saint or tradition remain unclear.