What is recorded here

Toberbreedy is a slow spring lined with stone in an open field behind Kilbreedy church ruin. People stopped praying at it over a century ago, yet the water still seeps through the stones like a forgotten promise. The field holds no statue, no shrine, no marker, only the quiet pressure of a place that was loved and then released.

Ó Danachair (1955, 208) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'Toberbreedy on 1840 map. A slow spring, lined with stone, in an open field behind Kilbreedy church ruin. Still known as a holy well, but no devotions have been practised for over a century'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 03 July 2019

Toberbreedy, Kilbreedy East is associated with Saint Breedy, a lesser-known early Irish saint, and was traditionally visited for its supposed healing properties, particularly for skin ailments. The well's continued recognition as holy, despite the decline of its rituals, reflects the persistence of local Christian and folk traditions in rural Ireland.

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