… but a Spa Bathing Well or chalybeate well! And a very interesting one too. I had an email from Janine, who sent me to John who sent me to Ray to find out about an intriguing well deep in the woods at Garrettstown near Kinsale. Lady’s Well, Ringrone, Kinsale I arranged to meet John […]
A trip across the Kerry Border 1: Kenmare
Himself is walking the Kerry Way and required a lift to Kenmare – a great opportunity to nip across to County Kerry, enjoy the sights and possibly seek out a few holy wells. The drive is a fabulous one – everything just gets bigger and more spectacular and more rugged almost the minute you are […]
Putting things off ’til later
Continuing from the last blog, still in the Gaeltacht and back to Baile Bhúirne (Ballyvourney). I had almost visited the next three wells once before, on the Trail of St Lachteen. They all looked in remote and challenging locations, and the descriptions for each were rather curt and unexciting. I had resolved to put them […]
In the footsteps of O Sullivan Bere
Summer arrived for a few magnificent days – an excellent opportunity to head to the hills and explore the Gaeltacht Mhúscraí around Baile Mhúirne (Ballyvourney) and Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh (Ballingeary). I had six wells left in this area, all of them in seemingly remote and difficult areas, all of them with apparently little to […]
Enjoying the vibes around Avebury: a Guest Well
An action-packed few days across the water included, of course, a visit or two to a holy well! Today’s well was arrived at at the end of a very special day enjoyed with my son and was a most magical experience. Avebury Stone Circle Based in Bristol, we decided to pop across the county border […]
A Clonakilty Ramble part 2
Continuing on from the big day out in Clonakilty environs, four wells still remaining roughly in a direction towards Bandon. The next stop was Kilbrittain but I was momentarily distracted by some interesting things around Ballinascarthy which resulted in a quick stop to admire a ruined cottage, complete with unusually fancy door and windows. A possible […]