Tobernalt

Tobernalt		Holy Well

County	Sligo	Coordinates	N 54° 14' 38.3" W 008° 26' 46.5"
Nearest town	Sligo	Grid Ref.	G 70958 32881
Map No.	25	Elevation a.s.l. (m)	8
Date of visit	Wednesday 4 June 2014	GPS Accuracy (m)	6
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The Annunciation, the first station of the five of the Joyful Mistery trail. The other four stations are the Visitation, the Birth of Our Lord, the Presentation, and the Finding of Jesus in the Temple.

The Tobernalt holy well is located in a wonderful setting. There's a large car park, but the park with the well seems a world apart.
The well itself is a pool inside a round stone enclosure, the water flows out of it towards east and joins a larger stream to form a powerful flow of water with a small cascade further east.
Behind the well there's an area with an altar with a cross and two candle rails on its sides. Two stepped paths go up the hill behind the altar to reach two grottos. A mystical trail and a small bridge complete the place.
Simply amazing!

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