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Ritual site - holy well

Toberbreedia

Former holy well in Kilbride, County Westmeath, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • Folklore1 quote
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Kilbride, Co. Westmeath53.44866, -7.33671
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At a glance

  • TypeRitual site - holy well

What to look for

  • Stone surround
  • Offerings left

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

Natural spring well located immediately S of the SE corner of the walled garden belonging to Dunboden Park. Church (WM033-008----) and graveyard (WM033-008001-) located 250m to the S. The monument consists of a stone lined, covered natural spring well that has been abandoned and is now overgrown.

Full archaeological record 136 words

Natural spring well located immediately S of the SE corner of the walled garden belonging to Dunboden Park. Church (WM033-008----) and graveyard (WM033-008001-) located 250m to the S. The monument consists of a stone lined, covered natural spring well that has been abandoned and is now overgrown. The partial remains of an iron surround can be seen along with the remains of a water pump which no longer works. No evidence of any votive offerings at the well. Designated as 'Toberbreedia' on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps. There is a discrepancy between the location of the holy well that is depicted on the first edition OS 6-inch map and on the revised OS 6-inch maps and the OS 25-inch map. the latter editions appear to have marked the holy well at the wrong location.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Caimin O’Brien · Updated 29 March 2013. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

No evidence of any votive offerings at the well.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact

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