Meandering through south County Limerick, a quick stop was made in Croom, County Limerick, in search of Lady’s Well. Steps from the main road lead down into a public park and the first things encountered are some strange looking stones – big ones. Three large stones seemed to be arranged in a triangular arrangement with […]
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Gazetteer – Limerick & beyond
This section contains information about wells I have visited elsewhere in Ireland. County Carlow County Kilkenny County Limerick County Tipperary County Wicklow
Gazetteer – North Cork
Abbey’s Well, Kilgobnet Ania’s Well, near Mallow Blind Well, Tobar Caoch, near Mallow Donal’s Little Well, Tobairín Dónail, Rathcormac Mountain Friday’s Well, Tobar na hAoine, near Banteer Hind Stone, Cloch na hEilte, Tullylease Holy Well, Greenane, near Ballyclogh Holy Well, Kill, near Macroom Holy Well, Island, near Burnfort Holy Well, Killowen, Millstreet Holy well, Mitchelstown […]
North Kerry Escapade Part 2
The second part of our day trip around the tip of North Kerry and refreshed with a bowl of soup in a supermarket somewhere rural, we paid a quick visit to Lislaughtin Abbey. It has seen better days but even in a derelict state it was apparent how fine it must once have been. The […]
Sacred Trees
One of the most encouraging sights to see is a lone tree in a field, one that has been carefully left to its own devices, for often under that tree is a holy well. Holy wells and sacred trees go together perfectly for, like wells, trees have long been subjects of devotion and mystery. Found […]
Saints & Sinners
All holy wells hold a capacity for healing. As far as I can ascertain, there some subtle distinctions between them: a Blessed Well, Tobar Beannaithe, holds a cure – often for sore eye or warts while Tobar Slanán, a health giving well, as the name suggest, contains water that is good for you and may or […]