DDiscover AloneMapAbout

Toberone

Holy well

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question

What you write will be public.

What is recorded here

Toberone/Tobar Eoin: A spring well located on the E side of the roadway which leads from Ballyferriter to Marhin. It is now contained within a drystone-built, lintelled niche at the base of the road boundary wall. Ó Danachair (1960, 78) recorded a tradition that a turas was formerly held here on the 24th of June. Both…

Read the whole record
Toberone/Tobar Eoin: A spring well located on the E side of the roadway which leads from Ballyferriter to Marhin. It is now contained within a drystone-built, lintelled niche at the base of the road boundary wall. Ó Danachair (1960, 78) recorded a tradition that a turas was formerly held here on the 24th of June. Both An Seabhac (1939, 107) and Ó Danachair mention another holy well called Tobar na Rátha, in the townland. However, O'Sullivan (1931, 520) noted that both names applied to the one well, Tobar Eoin being an earlier name for Tobar na Rátha. This appears to be confirmed by the fact that Toberone is the name marked on the OS maps but the site is known locally as Tobar na Rátha. See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 957.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE042-129

Places near here

Photo credits
  • Sharon Loxton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Nigel Cox, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • CelticMist, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Irina Guerin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Sharon Loxton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
BallywiheenArchaeological place · 1010 ydCruach MhárthainMountain / peak · 1426 ydSt Brendan's WellSpring · 1442 ydBallineanig HillMountain / peak · 1550 ydSéipéal Uinseann Naofa [Saint Vincent's Catholic Church]Church/chapel · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Vincent’s in Caherquin had a cow try to buy it with a hoof print on the door. The bank said no, but the cow still thinks it’s the landlord now. Ring your granny and tell her where you are.

Músaem Chorca DhuibhneMuseum · 1.1 miRahinnane Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Rahinnane Castle would ace a job interview by listing its surviving turret as a key asset. The eastern sector is just footings now, which is a bit of an awkward topic. Stop the car, it's worth the hazard lights.

Grave YardGraveyard · 1.5 mi

Explorer Tom Graveyard in An Gorta Dubha had a poet fall into a ditch nearby, so it’s forever suspicious of anyone writing things down. The church ruins are low-lying, like they’re trying to hide from the wind. Stand where the owner stood and practise looking smug.

Riasc Monastic SettlementHeritage attraction · 1.5 miDunquin Church (in ruins)Church · 1.9 miCúlfhaillCliff · 2.0 miCaisleán PhiaraisCastle · 2.4 mi

More archaeology and monuments in County Kerry · All of County Kerry

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,093,392 places to discover

Next place · or swipeBallywiheen