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Tobernagoagh

Holy well

What is recorded here

Situated in a very marshy area and visible only as a wetter area within this. A spring which according to the OS Name Books was believed locally to have had curative powers. The name possibly means 'well of the cuckoo' (tobar na gcuach).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI020-020

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  • Sciadopitys from UK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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