Toberquan

Located in the bottom of a N-S valley with a stream c. 20m to the W and c. 100m N of the junction with a larger E-W stream. Marked similarly as 'Toberquan' on the 1840 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map, it is a natural spring, now completely overgrown and with no evidence of or record of veneration. Rathmoylan church (WA027-041001-) is c. 270m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 10 June 2011

Toberquan in Ballymacaw is traditionally associated with Saint Quan, a 7th-century Irish saint known for his healing wells. The well's name and location suggest it was once a site of pilgrimage and ritual, likely used for curing ailments, particularly skin diseases, in accordance with early Christian and pre-Christian healing traditions.