Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Toberdoney, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberdoney
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.85112, -6.46825
- SMR number
- LH017-019----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Indicated on the 1835 and the 1938 'OS 6-inch' maps. Known variously as St. Mairead's well, The Lord's well, Sunday well and Toberdoney. Located in swampy ground in a field known as 'the Srath' (Coyle 1956, 201-4). It is an oval pool, with dry stone lining and has a large flat stone with the date 1788 near the mouth. There is also said to be another stone with 'writing' on it (ibid 203). Believed to have cured sore eyes (Irish Folklore Commission Schools' Manuscripts 669, 2).
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 20 June 2012
References
Coyle M. 1956 Holy wells in the parish of Dunleer in Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society Vol. 2 (1) 192-205
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.