What is recorded here

Toberbreeda is a holy well in County Galway where people tied ribbons to a hawthorn tree beside a small stone pile until the early 1920s. The clear spring still flows through a modern pipe set in the centre of the stones, while the vanished tree and forgotten ribbon colours suggest a lively place of prayer, promise or remembrance.

In a hollow close to a stream. This holy well consists of a spring well which is defined by a small flat pile of stones (diam. 1.5m), in the center of which there is a modern pipe. According to local information, people used to tie ribbons to a hawthorn tree beside it. The well was used up to the early 1920s. A church (GA116-076----) lies c. 375m to the WSW. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 January 2019

Toberbreeda is traditionally associated with Saint Breeda (or Brigid), a local saint often linked to healing and fertility. The well may have been visited for cures related to women's health and childbirth, reflecting broader Celtic Christian traditions connected to Saint Brigid.

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