What is recorded here
Tobernahallia is a ghost well in Quilty, County Clare, erased by Atlantic erosion and preserved only in Gothic map script. The name hints at holy tradition, yet no record confirms devotion, cure, or pattern-day visitation. The sea removed the well before human memory could anchor it, leaving behind a label rather than a place.
In the village of Quilty at the N edge of a low sea cliff which has been eroded by the sea. Although named 'Tobernahallia' in Gothic script on the OS 6-inch maps, it is no longer visible at ground level, and there is no evidence that it was venerated.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 14 April 2020
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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