Toberkilleagh Well

Situated on the steep E-facing slope of a ravine with a N-S stream c. 80m to the E. The well, known locally as 'Tubber Cill Eilbe', is traditionally thought to have curative properties. It is a natural spring (dims. x. 0.7m x c. 0.5m) now enclosed in a rectangular enclosure (int. dims. 2.4m E-W; 2.2m N-S) defined by concrete walls. Two ogham stones, one broken, that were originally used as lintels over the well (Westropp 1906, 251) are now placed beside it. They were read by Macalister (1945, vol. 1, 266-7) as: 1, QRIT [...] MAQ[I LO]BACONA AVE NEAGRACOLINEA; 2, NETAVROQI MAQI QIC[... . The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload/revision: 10th May, 2011.

Toberkilleagh Well is associated with Saint Eilbe (or Kilkeel), a 7th-century Irish saint known for her healing miracles. The well is traditionally visited for its curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin, and was likely a site of pilgrimage and seasonal rituals in early Christian Ireland.