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The Three Marys: a trio of Marian Wells in North Cork

13th August 2017 10 Comments

Since I began this project, a year and a half ago, I have come across dedications to 51 various saints at nearly 200 wells. The most popular patron is the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM), who currently has 29 wells dedicated to her. Not surprising really considering her elevated place in the Catholic pantheon as Mary, […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: ash tree Ballyhea Ballykerwick Blessed Virgin Mary Buttevant; BVM Castleharrison Charleville Colonel Grove White Eyes fish Irish Tourist Association Survey 1944 ITA Cork Knawhill Liscaroll offerings pilgrimage Rockspring rounds Schools' Folklore Project shrine Stations of Cross

Some Curious Wells near Doneraile

7th August 2017 6 Comments

Fuelled with a large and delicious breakfast at the  Café Townhouse in Doneraile a clutch of wells were on the agenda today resulting in two no shows, an unexpected possible and a dilapidated well in a curious position. St Coneela’s Well, Doneraile St Coneela’s Well, in the townland of Horseclose and on the edge of […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Archaeological Inventory Awbeg river Capability Brown Castle Curious Charles Smith Colonel Grove White Doneraile Golf Club Doneraile Park Dreenagh Woods Eyes Johhny Roche Lameness Lord Castletown St Branit St Coneela st Cranat St Ledgers

Well Shifting around Donoughmore

30th July 2017 8 Comments

Still travelling to Doneraile, three wells around Donoughmore lured us off the N20. All three were dedicated to  St Lachteen, he of the beautiful arm reliquary and multiple wells around Kilnamartrya. He is also considered to be patron saint of Donoughmore and many churches and schools are still named after him, as are the three […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Archaeological Inventory beech tree Doneraile Eyes Grenagh Hartnett JCHAS Kilnamartyra pilgrimage quartz reliquary Rheumatism rounds Schools' Folklore Project Seán Ó Coindealbháin St Lachteen white salmon

En route to Doneraile 1: Dripsey

27th July 2017 7 Comments

I’m just back from a few days in North Cork, a long list of wells on the agenda. We based ourselves in Doneraile but the journey up offered several opportunities for exploration. First stop – Dripsey where there were two wells, side by side, in what, according to the OS map, looked like the middle […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Blessed Virgin Mary Donoughmore Grauballe Man Lameness rounds scapular Schools' Folklore Project Seamus Heaney St Lachteen

A bit of Blarney

25th May 2017 6 Comments

I always seem to be heading to the airport but what better excuse for a spot of well hunting. Three very different wells discovered today and a reminder of what real traffic can be like! Holy Well, Ballycannon, near BlarneyThe first well was located near Kerry Pike, a few miles outside Blarney. I spotted the […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: All Saints Arthritis Blarney Blessed Virgin Mary John Buckley Bishop of Cork & Ross Kerry Pike Mass Penal Times Schools' Folklore Project Women's health

A Motley Quintet around Mitchelstown

5th March 2017 11 Comments

The last five wells from our recent expedition to North Cork are all unloved, neglected or forgotten, a motley crew indeed yet one or two exciting discoveries were made, as usual. Mitchelstown Holy Well Confusingly this little well is not in Mitchelstown itself but in a small townland of the same name a few miles […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: cilleen Colonel Grove White Crannahulla Killuragh Mitchelstown Castle Mount Melleray Abbey OS maps River Funcheon sacred tree Schools' Folklore Project St Ruadh

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