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Ritual site - holy well

Tobernadaun

Tobar Nadáin

Holy well in Pottlerath, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny.

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  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • Folklore2 quotes
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Pottlerath, Co. Kilkenny52.61985, -7.43574
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  • TypeRitual site - holy well

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

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History and description

According to Holahan (1883, 107-8), 'It is said that many miraculous cures have been effected from time immemorial at the holy well called Tobernadaun, near Kilmanagh'. He gives several examples of people who believed they were cured at the holy well, including a man with a running sore on his leg, three men who suffered from 'the ague', a type of fever, and a sickly child (ibid. 108).

Full archaeological record 139 words

According to Holahan (1883, 107-8), 'It is said that many miraculous cures have been effected from time immemorial at the holy well called Tobernadaun, near Kilmanagh'. He gives several examples of people who believed they were cured at the holy well, including a man with a running sore on his leg, three men who suffered from 'the ague', a type of fever, and a sickly child (ibid. 108). On the OS 6-inch map (1839 ed. and 1899-1900 revision) two wells are indicated beside each other, on the later revision the more northerly well is a annotated as a spring with a stream running S from it, while the other is annotated as the holy well. The holy well is no longer visible above ground, though the spring is apparent as a hollow (Digitalglobe satellite imagery, viewed 17 May 2021).

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Jean Farrelly · Updated 17 May 2021. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

According to Holahan (1883, 107-8), 'It is said that many miraculous cures have been effected from time immemorial at the holy well called Tobernadaun, near Kilmanagh'.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact
He gives several examples of people who believed they were cured at the holy well, including a man with a running sore on his leg, three men who suffered from 'the ague', a type of fever, and a sickly child (ibid. 108).
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact

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