Tuogh: Church, Well and Historic Landmarks

Tuogh in Cappamore brings together several historical themes: a church listed as a medieval site, a well dedicated to St Brigid, and descriptions of the area’s monastery, roads and river landscape. Anyone looking for a destination with historical points of interest can use these details to help plan their trip.

Church and Well in Tuogh

Tuogh Church is listed as “Medieval Site 15.” Its protected area includes the surrounding graveyard and its boundary. The church and graveyard therefore form a connected historic site; the church’s designation also records its classification as a medieval site.

Toberbreedia, also known as St Bridget’s Well, lies in the southeastern part of Tuogh and is dedicated to St Brigid. Historically, devotions were held there mainly on the anniversary. The well adds a different religious connection to the church site: Tuogh is associated not only with buildings, but also with places linked to a saint and a traditional devotional practice.

Monastery Ruins and Historic Landmarks

A historical description locates the ruins of a monastery in Tuogh or Towerhill, near the middle of the eastern townland boundary and south of the road that ran through the townland. One historical account mentions walls, overgrown with ivy and about 15 feet high in places.

Roads and landmarks also feature in the historical descriptions of the area. Ahboy Bridge stood on Tuogh’s northern boundary, on the road from Cappamore to Caherconlish and by the Ahabwee River. Shrynaun Cross lay at the southwestern end of the townland, where that road met a road leading east towards the parish of Doon. Together, these historical landmarks indicate different directions within the descriptions of the area: a bridge and river in the north, a crossroads in the southwest and the monastery site on the eastern boundary.

Towerhill has further historical and landscape features. The district is crossed by the River Mulcaire and other main streams. Towerhill graveyard in the parish of Cappamore is still in use and contains very old graves and gravestones, some dating from 1800. The descriptions of the area thus bring religious sites, burial places and waterways together—different points of interest for a trip focused on local history.

More Trip Ideas in the Limerick Destination

In the Limerick destination, the Limerick Greenway offers a different focus from Tuogh’s historical descriptions. This 40-kilometre, car-free route is suitable for walking and cycling and connects the landscapes of West Limerick with Rathkeale, Ardagh, Newcastle West, Templeglantine and Abbeyfeale. It can be accessed at several points; check the access arrangements when planning, as they may change.

Structures along the Greenway include the 115-metre-long Barnagh Tunnel and Ferguson’s cast-iron Viaduct. Together, they give the route a distinctive infrastructure and railway history. For a different way to travel around Limerick, the Shannon Estuary Way is a driving route through the changing landscapes of West Limerick. This offers a choice between two different kinds of trip: a car-free route for walking and cycling, and a route by car.

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