Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Tomfarney, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tomfarney
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Toberwonaghan
- Latest-edition OS map
- Toberwonaghan
- Coordinates
- 52.43348, -6.73581
- SMR number
- WX030-065----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked on the 1839 and 1925 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and described in italic lettering as Teberwonaghan on both. According to UaDubhgaill (1925, 97-8) this is properly Toberonoghan or Tobar Onchon. Onchu was an early saint renowned for collecting relics who is associated with Clonmore, Co. Carlow (CW009-027----) (Ó Riain 2011, 522). This well is located towards the bottom of a S-facing slope with a W-E stream c. 60m to the S. It is not visible at ground level in a cereal crop and it is now filled in, but it is described locally as a natural spring with no associations.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 16 August, 2012
References
Ua Dubhghaill, S. 1925 List of ancient churches, graveyards, castles, wells, etc. The Past, vol. 3, 86-99.
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated site1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.