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Awbeg river

An Elusive Lady

12th August 2018 7 Comments

There are many interesting holy wells in the Buttevant area ( St Bridget for example ) but one has proved very elusive – Lady’s Well, seemingly very close to the town itself. The problem is that most of the town lies on the west bank of the River Awbeg, while the well is on the east bank. […]

Filed Under: North Cork Other Tagged With: Awbeg river Ballybeg Priory Bealtine Blessed Virgin Mary Buttevant corn mill Buttevant; Eyes

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

St Patrick’s Holy Well, Castle Blackwater

25th January 2017 7 Comments

Below the castle and near the margin of the river, is a holy well, dedicated to St. Patrick, on whose anniversary a patron is held here: the water is remarkably pure, and is much esteemed by the peasantry for its supposed virtues. Cork, A Topographical Dictionary of Parishes, Towns and Villages of Cork City and […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Awbeg river Castletownroche Castlewidenham Colonel Grove White rounds Schools' Folklore Project sile na gig St Bridget St Gobnait St Patrick

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