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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

In search of St Mologa

20th February 2017 7 Comments

Today we were in search of St Mologa, two wells on the agenda both within a few miles of each other: one in Templemologa (church of Mologa) and the other at Labbamologa (bed of Mologa) – the area between the two seemingly being the Tearmon or sacred space, where Mologa offered protection and sanctuary. The […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Aghacross ash tree ballaun stone bees Childbirth cist Colonel Grove White cursing stones; Headaches leaba Rheumatism River Funcheon rounds sanctuary Schools' Folklore Project St Modomnoc St Mologa Tearmon trout volute Women's health

Three wells dedicated to St Gobnait, Baile Mhúirne

12th February 2016 22 Comments

The 11th February is St Gobnait’s Day, the feast day of a very popular saint in West Cork, one who still attracts many pilgrims to her shrine in Baile Mhúirne, (Ballyvourney. I decided to come and pay my respects too and was impressed and moved by this extraordinary experience. The Rounds, Turas GhobntanThe site is large […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Aran Islands Baile Mhúirne ballaun stone Ballyvourney bees bulla cillin deer fish General Kilgobnait offerings pilgrimage quartz rag tree ribbons rounds Schools' Folklore Project Seamus Murphy shrine sile na gig St Gobnait stations statue white fish

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