Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Killiney, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killiney
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberiney
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberiney
- Coordinates
- 52.25285, -10.04174
- SMR number
- KE036-001----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Toberiney/Tobar Éinne (St Aighne\Aignech): Located about 500m to N of Cill Einne (KE036-003003-), at the base of the Magharees peninsula. The well consists of a large pool which is partly defined by stones as is one side of the small stream which flows NW from it. It was visited in the early morning in the months of May and June, especially the 24th of June (Ó Danachair 1960, 74).
See attached photograph of Tober Eithne, Killiney, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.18.00328 accessible online at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16895.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 945. 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
References
Ó Danachair, C. 1960 The Holy Wells of Corkaguiney, Co. Kerry. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 67-78.
Nearby in the register
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- Fontunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.