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Toberawaugh

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Toberawaugh
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Possible holy well associated with the site of the Early Christian monastery (WM007-008002-) of Ceall Tóma/Tuama founded by Ninnidh Láimhiodhan of the Ceinéal Laoghaire whose feastday fell on the 13th of November (Masterson 1998, 43-4; Ó Riain 2011, 516). Kiltoom church (WM007-008----), graveyard (WM007-008001-) and possible ecclesiastical enclosure (WM007-008002-) 220m to W. No surface remains visible of possible holy well, marked Toberawaugh on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 8 august 2017
Toberawaugh, Kiltoom is associated with Saint Ninnidh Láimhiodhan, a 7th-century Irish saint and founder of the Early Christian monastery at Tuama. The well may have been used for healing or baptismal rituals, reflecting the broader tradition of holy wells linked to saints in early Irish Christianity.

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