Toberfeheen Holy Well

Close to an old road at the foot of a prominent S-facing scarp. This well, correctly Tobar Feichín, consists of a small dilapidated circular depression (D 0.2m) in the ground, dry at the time of visit, which lies c. 3m E of a natural spring well. (Hardiman 1846, 120-1) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Linked to Saint Feichín, a 7th-century Irish saint associated with several holy sites in Munster, the well may have been a site of pilgrimage and healing. Traditionally, such wells were visited for their curative properties, particularly for eye ailments and general protection, with rituals often involving the collection of water at dawn.