Toberbreeda

Toberbreeda (Tobar Bríde) consists of a small spring and shallow pool at the NW corner of a sluice reservoir about 200m to S of Tobermanaghan (KE043-141----). Stations and rounds were formerly performed here (OSNB Dingle, book 2, 15). Ó Danachair (1960, 72) recorded the following details about this well; 'A rapid spring issuing from the foot of a high bank. Not known by name now. "Stations and rounds were performed at it formerly" - OSNB. Legend : In the year 1834 clothes were washed in it and it dried up for twenty-four hours - OSNB'. See attached photographs of Tobar Bríde, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00346 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16902; F025.18.00347 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31316. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 923. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 25 April 2022

Toberbreeda (Tobar Bríde) is associated with Saint Brigid and traditionally served as a site for healing and pilgrimage, with rituals such as station rounds performed around the well. The name and practices reflect the widespread veneration of Brigid in early Christian Ireland, often linked to fertility, healing, and water-based rituals.