Tobersheela

Tobersheela is a spring in County Clare, Munster. Tobersheela is situated near the ruins Corcomroe Abbey, as well as near the peak Abbey Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Corcomroe Abbey and St Patrick’s Church.

Corcomroe Abbey

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Corcomroe Abbey is an early 13th-century Cistercian monastery located in the north of the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, a few miles east of the village of Ballyvaughan in the Barony of Burren.

St Patrick’s Church

Church

Photo: A McCarron, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Patrick’s Church is situated 1½ km northwest of Tobersheela.

Muckinish Castle

Ruins

Photo: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Muckinish Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2 km west of Tobersheela.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aughinish and Ballyvaughan.

Aughinish

Locality

Photo: Drow69, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aughinish, also Aughnish, is a small island and townland in Oughtmama Parish of the Barony of Burren in north County Clare, Ireland. It is on the south shore of Galway Bay, 11 km northwest of Kinvarra. Aughinish is situated 4½ km north of Tobersheela.

Ballyvaughan

Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ballyvaughan is a village in County Clare, overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. With a population of 360 in 2022, it's a tiny straggling place but a good base for exploring the Burren region. Discover Ballyvaughan is the village website.

Kinvarra

Village

Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinvara or Kinvarra is a sea port village in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Kinvarradoorus in the north of the barony of Kiltartan. Kinvarra is also an electoral division. Kinvarra is situated 8 km east of Tobersheela.

Tobersheela

Type: Spring
Description: holy well in Abbey West, County Clare, Ireland
Categories: holy well, place of worship, and body of water
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.12643° or 53° 7′ 35″ north

Longitude

-9.05311° or 9° 3′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C5G4WGW+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5747730221

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

Wikidata ID

Q139414593

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Abbey Hill and Slieve Oughtmama.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Corcomroe Abbey and Corcomroe Abbey Geopark Site.

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