Toberascor, holy well in County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

According to J. O'Donovan writing in 1837 the well is associated with St Patrick who ceased his labours after blessing this well, and the pattern was held on 30th July in the 1830s (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 126). Situated on a S-facing slope. A spring well is now enclosed and no longer venerated, but a penetential cairn (RO016-046001-) and possible bullaun stone (RO016-046002-) associated with the pattern are c. 180m to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 23 April 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO016-047

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