What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope, and marked similarly as Tobershonack on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is known locally as St. Ita's well (Decie, 1983, 49), but is now replaced by a pump-house. Decie (1983) Old Waterford Society survey. Decies No. 24, 42-57. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 November 2010

St. Ita's well at Tobershonock, Faithlegg is associated with St. Ita, a 5th-century Irish saint known for her piety and healing miracles. Traditionally, the well was visited for its curative properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and general health, reflecting common practices at holy wells linked to female saints in early Christian Ireland.

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