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In the footsteps of O Sullivan Bere

29th April 2018 12 Comments

Summer arrived for a few magnificent days – an excellent opportunity to head to the hills and explore the Gaeltacht Mhúscraí around Baile Mhúirne (Ballyvourney) and Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh (Ballingeary). I had six wells left in this area, all of them in seemingly remote and difficult areas, all of them with apparently little to […]

Filed Under: Other West Cork Tagged With: Aran Islands Augheris ballaun Ballingeary Ballyvourney Battle of Kinsale Beara Breifne Way Bunsheelin River. Clondrohid Donal Cam O Sullivan Dunboy Castle Eachros Gaeltacht Gaeltacht Mhúscraí Hugh O Neill Schools' Folklore Project St Gobnait Warts

A Final Ramble around Clonakilty & Bandon, part 1

2nd April 2018 8 Comments

It was lovely to be back in the field after a pause due to bad weather and life in general. It also feels as though I am on the last stretch of this project for I have now visited almost 250 holy wells and I suspect there can only be another 50 or so left […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: 12 Apostles of Ireland ballaun Blessed Virgin Mary Bruno O Donoghue Cashelisky Dictionary of Irish Saints Eyes Kilbree Kilroan Lissavard Pádraig Ó Riain. Rosscarbery Schools' Folklore Project St Bridget St Brioneach St Finnian St Ruadháin The Cursing of Tara Warts

Two remote wells NE of Macroom

18th February 2018 18 Comments

Two rather obscure wells on the agenda today, slightly north east of Macroom. Kill Holy Well & Bullaun The first stop was in a remote area, all green pasture, tiny roads and quite a lot of flooding after some seriously wet days. I was looking for a well and a bullaun in the townland of […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: ballaun fulacht fiadh kill Ogham Oughtihery Rheumatism souterrain. St James standing stones stone circle Stone of Blessing

Explorations around Killeagh

12th February 2018 7 Comments

East Cork was on the agenda for a couple of days, an area of much interest historically including a few wells still unvisited. Fuelled by a delicious lunch at the Bitesize Café in Midleton we made our way down to Bailic Park to see the incredibly evocative sculpture, Kindred Spirits. This beautiful and striking piece […]

Filed Under: East Cork Other Tagged With: Aghadoe House Alex Pentek ballaun Ballyrobert Blessed Virgin Mary Choctaw Memorial Coillte Cornaveigh de Cappells dovecot fulachta fia Glenbower Woods Ightermurray castle Killeagh Kindred Spirits Mass Rock Midelton sile na gig St Bridget Storm Ophelia Warts

Tobereenkilgrania

5th February 2018 3 Comments

Most holy wells remaining on the list for discovery now look to be in obscure situations and today’s well was no exception. A perusal of the map showed it to be on the edge of forestry with nothing close to it, just a few ancient tracks wending through the woods. We set off and stopped […]

Filed Under: East Cork Other Tagged With: ballaun Blessed Virgin Mary clochán Feast of the Assumption Galtee Mountains Knockakeo Leahy's Open Farm offerings St Colmcille

St Ita & St Finnian: more exploring around Millstreet

30th November 2017 8 Comments

North Cork is rich in holy wells and although we have made several fruitful exploratory visits already, there are still plenty of interesting sites to visit. We travelled with our friends Robert and Finola of Roaringwater Journal fame and treated ourselves to two nights in a large and spacious Airbnb just outside Banteer. St Ita’s […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: ballaun Blessed Virgin Mary Eddie Lenihan fulacht fiadh General Kilmeedy Castle piseog Roaringwater Journal Schools' Folklore Project St Finnian St Ita St Laitiaran

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