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Travelling hopefully around Tralee

5th May 2025 8 Comments

After the enchantment surrounding the adventure to St Erc’s well in the last blog, it is only fair to reveal that not all holy well explorations are so exciting and rewarding. There are about 10 wells around Tralee that I have been intending to visit for years but it’s been hard to muster enthusiasm. Consulting […]

Filed Under: North Kerry Tagged With: Archaeological Survey for Kerry Ballymakegoge Ballyseedy Caoimhin O Danachair Fenit Good Friday Gortdromagownagh hubby-horse Irish Civil War Jann Renard Goulet Listowel May Day Molahiffe Patricia O Hare pattern Schools' Folklore Project St Bartholomew St Batt Sunday's Well Tralee trout

Shady Lady: Mary Magdalen’s Well, Kilbane, Limerick City

11th March 2024 15 Comments

One of the holy wells I was keen to visit on my Limerick trip is dedicated to Mary Magdalen, the only one I have come across with this dedication. Two photos from the National Folklore Photographic Collection show how impressive it had looked in the 1950s, sporting a stone cupola and containing a life-size statue […]

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St Lachteen’s Well, Knocknagranshy

29th March 2022 8 Comments

Ever since I came across this beautiful drawing by Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail in the the Main Manuscript of the Folklore Collection, I have wanted to visit, St Lachteen’s Well in Knocknagranshee, County Limerick. Sketched in 1934 there is wonderful attention to detail. The chunky stone-built beehive wellhouse in nicely observed along with the accurate description […]

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