What is recorded here

Tobernabeena is a holy well in Toberaheena (Inishlounaght parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The 2011 inventory recorded a mass-concrete hood set with large limestone pieces and four broad steps descending from the northwest. It placed the well beside a channelled stream at the foot of a northeast-facing slope, recorded two adjoining hawthorns and found no evidence of religious offerings.

On the S side of a channellised stream, at base of gentle NE-facing slope in a small park at the junction of the main Clonmel-Cahir road and the Clonmel-Marlfield road. Well structure consists of a mass concrete hood (L 2.05m; Wth 1.8m; H 0.87m above ground level) into which large limestone pieces have been set. Four broad steps lead down to the well from the NW. Two hawthorn trees growing adjacent to well. There is no evidence of items of religious devotion. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Tobernabeena is traditionally associated with Saint Gobnait, a 6th-century Irish saint known for her patronage of beekeeping and healing. The well was historically visited for its supposed curative properties, particularly for eye ailments and general healing, with pilgrimages and rituals often taking place on her feast day, May 13th.

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