Toberneerin

In flat pasture, in a slight hollow, adjacent to a road. A spring well enclosed by a rectangular concrete structure (1.25m x 1.25m) with an opening on the NE side. Access from the road immediately to SE is via steps built into the field fence which separates the road and the well. The present elderly landowner recalls no tradition of holy use. Wood-Martin (1892, 355-6, n. 1) noted that this well was 'formerly held in estimation as "holy"'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Linked to St. Gobnait, the well is traditionally associated with cures for eye ailments and female infertility. Local folklore suggests that the well was once visited by pilgrims who performed rituals involving nine rounds of the site while making a specific prayer.