What is recorded here

Toberconnelly was a holy well in Galway marshland, mislabelled on maps for a century before the real spring emerged south of the Eiscir River. People likely drew water there for healing or blessing, then forgot the exact spot because marshes shift and memory fades. The well was filled in around 1960 to keep livestock safe, erasing the place from everyday life but not from local imagination.

In marshland c. 5m to the S of the Eiscir River but indicated and named ‘Toberconnelly’, in Gothic script, on the 1838 and 1933 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This area was checked out by Cody (1989, 335-6) but it was not found. According to the landowner, the well, which was locally regarded as a holy well, was in fact located to the S of the river. A well is also indicated here on the 1933 edition of the map, suggesting that the well to the N was incorrectly labelled. It was a spring well that was filled in c. 1960 as it was hazardous to livestock. No visible surface trace of it survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 May 2023

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