What is recorded here

Toberkieran is a disused holy well at the foot of a limestone bluff in County Clare, Ireland. Its shallow spring-fed pool now serves livestock rather than worshippers, while tumbled moss-covered stones hint at a lost enclosing wall. The place has moved from ritual devotion to rural utility, preserving the name but releasing the well from its sacred function.

At the foot of a limestone bluff (H 5m) on a moderately steep rock-strewn W-facing slope. Indicated and named ‘Toberkieran’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. A poorly preserved apparently disused holy well. A shallow pool (D 0.2m; L 1m; Wth 0.8m) fed by a spring and functioning as a watering-hole for livestock. A few tumbled moss-covered stones to the W may be the remains of an enclosing wall. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 10 May 2021

Linked to St. Kieran, an early Irish monastic founder associated with the Clonmacnoise monastery, the well was traditionally visited for healing and protection. It is believed that the water was used in rituals for curing ailments and ensuring safe passage through difficult times, reflecting the widespread veneration of St. Kieran in early Christian Ireland.

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