
What is recorded here
Marked on all OS eds. Circular well (diam.c. 4m) enclosed by a low drystone wall which has been infilled. Situated c. 110m WSW of Killinagh church (1702).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Toberbride is associated with Saint Bride (Brigid), a widely venerated early Irish saint linked to healing and fertility. Holy wells dedicated to Saint Bride often feature rituals involving water for physical and spiritual healing, reflecting her role as a patroness of these domains in Irish tradition.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Killinagh Houserectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house · 103 yd
Church (in ruins)Church · 139 yd
Enclosure in Termon (tullyhaw By.)Enclosure · 227 yd
Kilrooscagh IslandIslet · 1434 yd
Giant's GraveArchaeological place · 1.2 mi
Teampull RuisínHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Saint Patrick's Holy WellSpring · 1.6 mi
Port IslandCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1.7 mi
Legnaveagh SinkholeCave · 1.8 mi
BurrenMountain / peak · 1.9 miOther information
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