Tobernabobaunia

Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map and described as Tobarnabobaunia in gothic script on both. The name is more properly Tobar na Bó Báine - the white cow's well (pers. comm. C. Ó Crualaoich). It is situated at the bottom of the steep-sided valley of a W-E stream, with the stream c. 5m to the S. It is not visible at ground level in pasture and there is no evidence that it was ever venerated. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 October, 2012

Linked to a tradition involving a white cow, the well is associated with Saint Brigid or a local saintly figure, as its name, Tobar na Bó Báine, suggests a holy well of healing or protection. The site may have been a place of pilgrimage or ritual, with the white cow symbolizing purity or a miraculous sign in local folklore.