Toberbawn

Dublin Core

Title

Toberbawn

Creator

Myles Reid

Bibliographic Citation

Research carried out by Liam Clare of the Foxrock Local History Club for the project on Hidden Gems, Forgotten People for the Federation of Local History Clubs website.

Description of Well Item Type Metadata

2 Townland, County, GPS

Deansgrange in County Dubln

3 Physical description of well and its surroundings

It's close to the Dean's Grange stream. This is now covered over and no longer visible.

4 Cure

It was believed that the water was good for eye problems which people used to wash their eyes and cloth was hung on the nearby hawthorn bush.

5 Pattern day

This well is no longer visited by anyone.

6 Offerings

Bits of cloth were placed on the nearby hawthorn bush.

9 Publications

The Toberbawn Holy Well Deansgrange
http://www.hidden-gems.eu/Foxrock%20-%20toberbawn.pdf

Geolocation