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Ringing in the old & the new: a round up of explorations in 2024

31st December 2024 6 Comments

It’a always interesting to look back on a year and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. It didn’t feel as though I’d visited many holy wells this year as much of my time had been taken up with the project Well, Well, Well?, working with artist Marie Brett. This immersive and creative project […]

Filed Under: Limerick North Cork North Kerry Other West Cork Tagged With: Ardfert Ardfield Ballyheigue Ballyvourney Bristol bullaun Buxton BVM Cahir Celeste Ray Cloon West Culture Night Glen of Aherlow Glenbeigh leacht Liscaroll Lixnaw Manchán Magan Marie Brett Millstreet Mitchelstown pattern day pilgrimage pillar stone Roaringwater Journal St Anthony st Berrihert St Brendan St Brigid St Edith St Fanahan St Finian St Gobnait St James St John's Eve St Michael St Patrick St Peacaun St Sedna TG4 Tobar na Molt Tubrid Tullylease well dressing

An unveiling: two new statues of St Gobnait revealed

14th February 2024 9 Comments

One of the extraordinary rituals still maintained on St Gobnait’s feast day, 11th February, involves a much worn thirteenth century oak statue, a depiction of the saint herself. It is only made available for veneration for two days a year, the feast day and Whitsunday, when it is placed in the church in Baile Bhúirne, […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Baile Mhuirne Ballyvourney Bishop of Cloyne Dorothy Harris emagine Heritage Council John Richardson Ó hÉaluighthe O Herilys pattern day pilgrimage relic replica ribbons Richard Cox sculpture smallpox specialbranchcarvers St Gobnait St Gobnaits Measure statue Tomas Ghobtnan Whitsunday

The curious, the scenic and the challenging – a 2023 round up

17th December 2023 4 Comments

It’s been a busy year for holy well work and the main excitement was the publication of my book Holy Wells of County Cork. This was kindly launched by Gary Branigan, author of Ancient and Holy Wells of Dublin and was hosted by the Working Artist Studios, Ballydehob. The book of course took much longer […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: An Blascoad Mór Ballyvourney Bandon Blasket Islands BVM Castleventry Cill Ralaigh eel Illauloughan Knockpatrick Lixnaw Manchán Magan Millstreet Squince Harbour St Barrigone's Well St Brigid St Crohane St Gobnait St Michael St Patrick Stouke Timoleague Tubrid well

St Gobnait: she’s a fine woman

14th March 2021 16 Comments

We left St Gobnait, weary but content having spotted her nine white deer in Ballyvourney, the predicted place of her Resurrection. Here she founded a nunnery, renowned for the caring of the poor and sick. But this is the thing, St Gobnait may have lived in the 7C but she remains very much alive and […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Ballyvourney beachair bees bulla bulley deer Gadai dubh Harry Clarke Herlihys pilgrimage plague rounds Schools' Folklore Project sile na gig St Abbán St Macadaw

A Peregrination Part 3: The home run

7th March 2021 6 Comments

Having toured North Cork in part 2 of her peregrination, visited three possible sisters and a brother, St Gobnait remains in County Cork for the last leg of her journey; but before embarking on the home straight makes an inexplicable journey down to West Cork – sure, why wouldn’t you! Kilgobbin, Ballinadee St Gobnait then […]

Filed Under: North Cork Other South Kerry West Cork Tagged With: Baile Mhic Ire Baile Mhúirne Ballinadee Ballymackeera Ballyvourney bees bullaun cilleen Clondrohid deer Dripsey Indulgence John Connell O Sullivan beare pilgrimage Schools' Folklore Project Seamus Murphy Sheep's Head shrine St Abbán St Gobnait St Gobnait's Stone

Thinking Out Gobnait

23rd June 2019 14 Comments

A visit to Corca Dhuibhne, the Dingle Peninsula, and the Gaeltacht, with several interesting wells on the agenda (an oxymoron surely). First stop, Dún Chaoin, Dunquin, and Ionad agus Oileán an Bhlascaoid Mhór, the Blasket Centre, Designed over 25 years ago and nestling respectfully into the landscape, this is an interesting building containing a fascinating display […]

Filed Under: Dingle Peninsula Tagged With: Aran Islands Ballyvourney bees Blasket Centre Blasket Islands Bones cairn Caoimhín ÓDanachair Cliodna Cussen clochán Dunquin Gaeltacht Harry Clarke Honan Chapel Imbolc Inis Oirr Kerry Robert Mitchum rounds Ryan's Daughter Sean Keating Seán Mac tSithigh. St Gobnait stone cross The Holy Wells of Corkaguiney Toothache University College Cork

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