Toberpatrick

In flat low-lying grassland. This natural spring well (D 0.65m) is dedicated to St Patrick. It is enclosed by a low rectangular drystone wall (1.95m E-W; 1.3m N-S; H 0.6m). On inspection it was overgrown by grass and there was no indication that it was still in use as a holy well. The OS Letters state that a pattern was held here on the first Sunday in August, Garland Sunday (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 2, 113). However, details from The Schools’ Collection (https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4583336/4580677/4587536 last accessed 29 March 2023) indicate that the pattern was held on the last Sunday of August, with stations taking place three Fridays before it. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of Upload: 12 April 2023

Toberpatrick is a holy well dedicated to St Patrick, traditionally associated with healing and protection. The site reflects the widespread veneration of St Patrick in early Christian Ireland, often linked to local springs believed to possess curative properties.