Wells on the Iveragh Peninsula and Valentia Island St Brendan’s Well, Tobar Olla Brénainn, Valentia Island St Buonia’s Well, Tobar Buaine, near Ballinskelligs St Crohane’s Well, Tobar na Bhile, Well of the Blessed Tree, near Caherdaniel St Finián’s Well, Tobar Fhionáin, near Ballinskelligs St Finán’s Well, Tobar Fhionáin, Valentia Island St Fursey, Tobar Naomh Fursa,Killurly […]
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Gazetteer – Dingle Peninsula
Wells on the Dingle Peninsula Holy Stone, An Grobh, Dingle Holy well, Cill Maoilchéadair, Kilmalkedar St Brendan’s Well, Tobar Bréanainn, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh St Brendan’s Well, Tobar Bréanainn, Clochán St Brendan’s Well, Mam an Óraigh, Kilcolman St Brendan’s Well, Tobar Bréanainn, Kildurrihy St Brendan’s Well, Tobar Bréanainn, Mount Brandon St Bridget’s Well, Toberbreeda, near Ventry […]
Gazetteer – West Cork
Abbey Well, Abbeylands, Kinsale Bishop’s Head, Stouke, Ballydehob (bullaun) Blessed Well, Tobar Beannaithe, Killough East, Allihies Blessed Well, Tobar Beannaithe, Trafrask East, near Adrigole (bullaun) Blessed Well, Tobar Beannaithe, Roosk, Adrigole (bullaun) Eye Well, Tobernasog, Ballinadee Eye Well, Tobar na Súl, Drimoleague Eye Well, Tobairín na Súl, Lough Ine Eye Well, Tobernasool, Sheep’s Head Eye […]
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 […]
Water into Wine & Other Stories; three wells dedicated to St Brendan
There are a wealth of wells dedicated to St Brendan in County Kerry. So far I have visited where he was baptised, where he anointed two heathens, where he received the vision to go across the Atlantic and various others that are dedicated to this well beloved and wandering saint. Three more were on my […]
Blessed Fish
Around 45 holy wells in County Cork are reported to contain a blessed fish. Some are just referred to as a fish – seven wells contain a fish, St Gobnait’s Well in Ballyvourney having the distinction of containing a white fish. Often the fish is an eel or a trout – 23 wells are said […]