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Tobercro

Holy well
Tobercro
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According to Jackson (1979-80, 145), there was a local tradition of veneration and cures at this well which, according to local information, was culverted as a domestic water source in the 1960's. On a completely overgrown roadside, near the S foot of Carrick Hill. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Tobercro was traditionally associated with healing practices, reflecting a common pattern of holy wells linked to physical or spiritual cures in Irish folklore. The site's veneration declined when it was repurposed as a domestic water source in the 1960s, as noted by local accounts.

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