What is recorded here

Tobercaleen (1838). is a holy well in Knockmore, County Sligo, Ireland. It sits in a paddock 50 metres north-west of a derelict farmhouse and holds 0.4 metres of water in an oval rock-and-mud basin 2 metres north-south and 2.6 metres east-west. A muddy ramp slopes out to the north-east and south-east, while earth and rock rise 1.2 metres high along the south-east to north-east edge. Local tradition says the well moved from upslope to the west into its present place, and no cures or pilgrimages are associated with it.

In a paddock, 50m NW of a derelict farmhouse. Named 'Tobercaleen' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. An oval depression (2m N-S; 2.6m E-W) defined SE-NE by earth and rock (int. H 1.2m) and NE-SE by a muddy gently sloping ramp to the exterior. The base of the well is of rock and mud and holds 0.4m of water. Water is piped from it to water troughs nearby. According to local information, there are no cures associated with this well and no tradition of 'patterns' or pilgrimages. There is, however, a local tradition that it has moved from upslope to W to its present location. There is another holy well (SL041-046----) c. 200m to NW in Cloystuckera townland. Templecaleen church (SL041-048001-) is c. 90m to S. Another church (SL041-049----) lies 150m to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Tobercaleen is a holy well traditionally associated with Saint Caleen, a lesser-known early Irish saint. The site is believed to have been used for healing rituals, particularly for skin ailments, and local folklore suggests that water from the well was collected on specific feast days for its curative properties.

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