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A tale of Saints & Sheep: Tobar na Molt, Ardfert

20th November 2018 13 Comments

A trip to Kerry and a chance to take a quick excursion to a well I have long wanted to visit – Tobar na Molt, Well of the Wethers, in Ardfert just north east of Tralee. I have always been intrigued by the name and this entry from the Schools’ Folklore Collection offers an explanation: […]

Filed Under: North Kerry Tagged With: Altar An Túr Gloine Ardfert Bishop Erc bloodhounds Danes Lameness Mass Michael Healy. Patrick Logan Penal Times penitential pilgrimage pilgrims' shelter rag tree rounds Schools' Folklore Project St Brendan St Erc St Ita statues tomb chest trout Tubrid wethers

Inse an tSagairt

10th November 2017 7 Comments

The sun was shining and we nipped across the border into Kerry. It would have been rude not to explore whilst there, so a guest well today. I left Himself at Molly Gallivan’s and he disappeared off into the mountains for a long hike. I headed for Innisfoyle and what sounded like an interesting Mass […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Altar ballaun Bonane Heritage Park Ice Age Mass Rock Penal Times Sheen Valley St Feaghna

Four rather obscure wells on the Mizen

16th February 2016 11 Comments

After all the rain and gales, what a beautiful day to be out exploring and hunting for wells. Today we had several wells on the Mizen Peninsula in our sights, all pretty small and obscure but intriguing. Holy well, AltarThe Altar is a famous wedge tomb in a spectacular setting overlooking Toormore but I only […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Altar ballaun stone Barley Cove Callaros Oughter early ecclesiastical settlement eel General Goleen Kilbrown Kilmoe Lissagriffin Mass Rock Mizen National Museum St Brendan St Patrick Warts

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