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At a glance
- TypeRitual site - holy well
- Recorded size7m E-W; 6m N-S; H 0.8m
What to look for
- Offerings left
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- 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
History and description
On a SE-facing slope, adjacent to the townland boundary between Glensleade and Baur North, in a damp field of rushes but with views over the lower damp ground to the SE. Indicated and named 'Toberinneenboy' on the 1842 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps.
Full archaeological record 152 words
On a SE-facing slope, adjacent to the townland boundary between Glensleade and Baur North, in a damp field of rushes but with views over the lower damp ground to the SE. Indicated and named 'Toberinneenboy' on the 1842 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. O’Curry (Comber 1997, 77) recorded it as dedicated to ‘St Innyee or Inghean Bhaoith (the daughter of Boetius) the great Patroness of the Dalcassians, whose memory was annually revered… on the 29th of December’. A spring well and associated pond are visible at this location. A small stone circular structure (diam. c. 3.2m; H 0.4-0.6m) (CL005-126002-) inside a larger slightly oval one (7m E-W; 6m N-S; H 0.8m) with a possible entrance at E lie 16m to the NNE and may be the well or may be a penitential station associated with it. According to local tradition (Kirby 2021) leaving an offering at the well would cure warts.
Reference:
References
- Kirby, T. 2021 Tobar Iníon Baoith, Glensleade. The Clare Holy Wells Project Available @ https://heritage.clareheritage.org/places/holy-wells/tobar-inion-baoith-glensleade.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin · Updated 5 April 2023. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
According to local tradition (Kirby 2021) leaving an offering at the well would cure warts.
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