Toberelva

On a slight S-facing slope. Tober Elva, a rectangular well (dims 1.45m x 1.2m) surrounded by a masonry wall with a gate at W is c. 30m W of church (RO027-029001-). The well is listed in the Register of Clonmacnoise (O'Donovan 1856-7, 451), and the well had an eye cure (Gormley 1989, 61). The church and well were conserved in the 1990s. See the attached view from the W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Toberelva is associated with Saint Elva, a 7th-century Irish saint known for her ascetic life and healing miracles. The well was traditionally visited for cures related to eye ailments and general healing, with pilgrimages often involving the collection of water on specific feast days.