Toberreendoney

Toberreendoney/Tobar Rí an Domhnaigh [Well of the King of Sunday]: A spring well located in a rock cavity on the E side of the stream which forms the boundary between the townlands of Gortacurraun and Farrannacarriga. A small cross-inscribed stone is located in a small crevice a little upstream of the well. Its S face bears a simple Latin cross with T-bar terminals to shaft and arms. Ó Danachair (1960, 71) recorded the following details about this well; 'A spring in the side of a deep gully. Much overgrown with fuchsia. No devotions now. " The inhabitants give rounds here generally on Sunday morning" - OSNB'. See attached photograph of Toberreendoney, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00191 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31410 The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 939. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 25 April 2022

Toberreendoney is traditionally associated with Saint Sunday (An Domhnach), a lesser-known early Irish saint, and was likely a site of pilgrimage and healing. The name suggests it was considered a royal or significant well, possibly linked to local folklore regarding protection or cure for skin ailments.