Toberbrecan

Part of Na Seacht Teampaill. Some 10m E of a grave-plot (GA110-023005-) on a low bluff overlooking the monastic complex. This well, correctly Tobar Bhreacáin, consists of a natural bullán or rockpool in the limestone with a canopy of rough limestone blocks. Now disused (info. T. Robinson). Not visited. (Waddell 1973, 26, where misplaced; Robinson 1980) 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

Toberbrecan is associated with St. Breacán, a 7th-century monk and companion of St. Brendan the Navigator, and is one of the Seven Temples (Na Seacht Teampaill) linked to early Christian monastic sites in the region. The well was traditionally visited for healing and as part of seasonal rituals, with its waters believed to have curative properties, particularly for skin ailments and general well-being.