Toberaughan

Situated on a low rise of ground near the E shore of Lough Derg. A shallow depression (Wth 1.8m) is all that survives of Toberaughan. No enclosing element or votive offerings visible. Described in the Ordnance Survey Namebooks (1840) as a 'holy well so called but does not represent any matter worthy of remark'. 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

Linked to Saint Slevoir, an early Irish Christian saint associated with healing and water cures, the well may have been visited for its supposed medicinal properties, particularly for ailments of the skin or eyes. Little folklore remains, but such wells were often sites of pilgrimage and seasonal rituals in pre-modern times.