Local Wells

Tobar Ri an Domhnaigh
This title literally means the "King of Sundays". It is located behind the RIC Barracks on the border of Co. Clare and Co. Galway. The well is an oval shaped water filled hollow surrounded by a wall of rough limestone blocks and mortar. There is an altar and a stone table to be seen there. There are also traces of a path circling the altar and the table. Many stories and customs are linked with the well. According to local legend the water from the well will not boil and the branches should not be burned. The altar is situated approximately five metres away from the well. It is a small rectangular shaped stone structure with a 1.5m high gable type roof. Unfortunately it is now quite overgrown. St. Colman(linked locally with holy wells) is believed to have blessed the well. The village of "Tubber" got its name from the well as the Irish word for a well is "Tobar" meaning a well. A statue of the Blessed Virgin is to be seen there. A bronze age medieval crucifix was also discovered at the site of the well.

Tobareentemple

Tobareentemple is an unusual well as it is actually a bullaun. This is a particulary large hollowed out stone usually found in association with a monastery. It is about two feet deep and the same width across the top. There is a story told of a soldier of Cromwell who polluted the well and bled to death soon after at P'oll a' Toraigh in Ruan where his ghost is said to still haunt the place.