Tobernalt
Tobernalt (Irish: Tobar an Aillt, meaning 'well of the cliff')[1][2] is a holy well in north County Sligo, Ireland near the southwest corner of Lough Gill. It is an ancient natural spring dating back to the 5th century as a pagan meeting place and later a Penal Law mass site.[3]
As of 2016[update] it is maintained by St John's Parish, Carraroe, Sligo.[4] Masses are conducted at the site. The devoted from surrounding counties and elsewhere make pilgrimages to the site on Garland Sunday when a day-long schedule of devotions is held.
Near the well there is a reputed "healing stone" associated with St. Patrick. Patrick's fingerprints are said to be on the stone.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tobar an Aillt". logainm.ie. Retrieved 6 October 2025.[failed verification]
- ↑ Flanagan, Deirdre; Flanagan, Laurence (1994). Irish Place Names. Ireland: Gill & Macmillan. pp. 13–14, 153–154. ISBN 071712066X.
- ↑ "About Tobernalt". Tobernalt Holy Well Sligo. St. John's Parish. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ "Home". Tobernalt Holy Well Sligo. St John's Parish. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 674. ISBN 0-906362-43-1.
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