What is recorded here

In a hollow on roadside c. 500m S of Gortachallia Lough. This well, correctly Tobar Bríd, consists of a natural spring, completely overgrown, bounded by a modern rectangular wall. It feeds a small stream running towards NW. 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

Linked to St. Brigid, the well is associated with traditional healing practices and fertility rites. Local folklore suggests that the waters were once used to bless fields and ensure good harvests, reflecting the saint’s broader patronage of agriculture and childbirth.

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