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Diversions in Tipperary Part 4: featuring some strange & colourful saints

27th October 2024 5 Comments

Whilst roving around Tipperary recently, we came across some wonderful sites connected with some colourful and interesting saints – some previously visited before and some new. First up St Séadna, possibly St John, St Seona, St Sedna or even St Senan. St Séadna’s Well, Glen of Aherlow Located in the south east corner of Clonbeg […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Ahenny bullaun Burns butter stone Clonbeg Conleth Manning County Tipperary cross cross slab Emly Glen of Aherlow Headaches high cross ITA Limerick offerings OPW pattern rag tree Rheumatism rounds Schools' Folklore Project St Ailbe st Berrihert St Clispeen St John St Peacaun St Scoithin St Sedna Tullylease wolf

The Good, the Mad and the Strange: a round up of 2019

18th December 2019 4 Comments

A quick round up of some of the more intriguing wells visited in 2019. It’s been a busy year for I officially completed my research on the holy wells in County Cork: 310 wells visited and recorded, and then ventured forth into County Kerry. A long visit to New Zealand followed by a horrible bout […]

Filed Under: Dingle Peninsula Iveragh Peninsula North Cork North Kerry Tagged With: bile blessed fish Blessed Virgin Mary Buile Suibhne bullaun bulley butter stone Cnoc na dTobar Eyes Lunasa Mount Brandon pattern day pilgrimage Rheumatism rounds St Buonia St Crohane St Erc St Feaghna St Fursey St Macadaw St Manchán St Michael Stations of Cross trout Warts

St Macadaw’s Well, Kerry Head: yet to be discovered

12th October 2019 13 Comments

Kerry Head is a tiny peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic, the very limit of North Kerry. It is incredibly scenic and remote but home to several interesting holy wells. Today’s destination was St Macadaw’s church and holy well in the townland of Glenderry, a place of much folklore and tradition connected with one particular […]

Filed Under: North Kerry Tagged With: amulet Ballyheigue Bryan MacMahon bulley butter stone Charles Smith Corridons Glenderry Heneas MacNichaill ITA Kerry Kerry Head Kilvicada leacht Mary Brenneman Mount Brandon penance pilgrimage Schools' Folklore Project St Brendan St Bridget St Erc Walter Brenneman

Diversions in Tipperary Part 1

13th June 2018 4 Comments

This blog seems to be expanding geographically! I have just been to County Carlow for a few days, a journey which seemed to go through many different counties and was full of interesting places on the way including a host of holy wells which just had to be visited and recorded, so the next few […]

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