Toberbeggan Holy Well — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

In SE part of Ardbear Cemetery (GA035-006001-), in a thicket beside an old alder tree. This well consists of natural spring within an oval drystone enclosure (1.9m by 1.53m) opening to S where there is a step down to the spring. (Killanin 1954, 95; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 165) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Toberbeggan Holy Well is associated with Saint Beggan (or Begga), a 7th-century Irish saint known for her healing miracles, particularly for curing eye ailments and barrenness. The well's drystone enclosure and location within a cemetery suggest a long-standing tradition of pilgrimage and ritual use, blending early Christian and pre-Christian sacred site practices.

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