
What is recorded here
Situated in low-lying, poorly drained pasture. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map and annotated ‘Tobermíonad’. Monument described in 1970-2 as a small well enclosed by a large rock and a ruined masonry wall. It is one of two natural springs in the limestone that feed into a stream running S. It is known locally as St Meenan’s Well. The following folklore about this holy well was recorded from Rathwire National School; 'In ancient Glon there was a well in C Connor's field called St. Meenan's well where there was a pattern held on the first Sunday of August' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 355).
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 09 July 2019
A local holy well or ritual site; wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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