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| Tree at Tobar Nalt |
Tobar an Ailt (or Tober Nalt) is a holy well in Sligo with the originally pagan practice of tying ribbons/material to the tree beside the well as a prayer offering or ritual of sympathetic magic; this way the tree takes on your prayer and heals any illness.
"At Tobar an Ailt"
A prayer by the tree,
remembering a love lost;
my ribbon flapping.
© Alison Ní Dhorchaidhe 2009
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