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Caoimhín ÓDanachair

Views, folklore & a lot of green: St Patrick’s Well, Knockpatrick, Limerick

23rd February 2023 7 Comments

Close to the sea-drenched well at Barrigone is another well, a very different one, this one 572m above sea level and one of several interconnected monuments. St Patrick’s Well, Knockpatrick The site is gated but clearly signed and there is public access. We decided to go to the summit first and and followed the roughly […]

Filed Under: Limerick Tagged With: Caoimhín ÓDanachair early ecclesiastical settlement Eyes Knockpatrick National Folklore Photographic Collection pilgrimage rounds Schools' Folklore Project shrine St Patrick St Patrick's stone

The Case of the Missing Spectacles: All Saints’ Well, Loo Bridge, near Kilgarvan

3rd May 2022 12 Comments

Finally back in County Kerry and in search of a holy well that has long intrigued me: All Saints’ Well, Tobar na Naomh near Loo Bridge, Kilgarvan. This is the folklore that enticed me: There is a well at Loo Bridge called Tobar na Naomh. The people around the place go doing rounds to the […]

Filed Under: South Kerry Tagged With: All Saints Ardtully Castle Caoimhín ÓDanachair Eyes Folklore Photographic Collection Glenflesk Good Friday Gougane Barra ITA Kerry Kilgarvan Kilpadder Loo Bridge pattern day pilgrimage rounds Schools' Folklore Project Slighe na Naomh spectacles St Agatha St Finbarr St Peter & St Paul

Lady’s Well, Ballylanders

26th February 2022 8 Comments

There is only one Holy Well in the parish of Ballylander Co. Limerick – it is in the graveyard about two hundred yards from the village. It is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and is patronised especially by those suffering from sore eyes. 15th August is the pattern day and for a fortnight before and […]

Filed Under: Limerick Tagged With: Ballylanders BVM Caoimhín ÓDanachair Eyes Feast of the Assumption Folklore Photographic Collection grotto Kilmallock Lameness rag tree rounds Schools' Folklore Project trout

Three Stragglers in South Kerry: Coolmagort & Kilclogherane

6th November 2021 10 Comments

Whilst trawling through photos, I came across three wells which had somehow escaped being recorded. All are in South Kerry not far from Killarney. Tobar Críosta, Toberchreest, Well of Christ, St Brigid’s Well, Dunloe Tobar Críosta is in the townland of Coolmagort, wild and scenic country to the west of Killarney near the Gap of […]

Filed Under: South Kerry Tagged With: bullaun Caoimhín ÓDanachair Coolmagort Duchás Photographic Collection Easter Gap of Dunloe Irish Tourist Association Survey 1944 kilclogherane Killarney Ogham rounds Schools' Folklore Project souterrain. St Bridget trout

Sunday’s Well, Kilvickadownig

14th September 2021 9 Comments

Just on the outskirts of Ventry, Fionn Trá or possibly Ceann Trá, is a rare and fascinating museum – the Celtic and Prehistoric Museum, currently visited by appointment only due to Covid restrictions. It’s a personal collection with some truly remarkable artefacts and well worth a visit. However, lurking in the hedge a little further […]

Filed Under: Dingle Peninsula Tagged With: Caoimhín ÓDanachair Corca Dhuibhne Dingle Peninsula Kilvickadownig Schools' Folklore Project Slea Head Drive trout Ventry

Sunday’s Well, Lisloose: A Cautionary Tale

26th August 2021 8 Comments

Sundays well Lisloose

An unexpected meeting with fellow holy well enthusiast Gail Tangney led to an enjoyable whizz around Tralee inspecting three wells. First we had an excellent coffee and bun in the wonderful Madden’s coffee shop. It was even Infant of (Pride) Prague themed! Refreshed we leapt in our cars and headed to Lisloose. Sunday’s Well, Tobar […]

Filed Under: North Kerry Tagged With: Ardfert Caoimhín ÓDanachair Eddie Lenihan Irish Examiner Moydore Well Patrick Logan pilgrimage rag tree rounds Schools' Folklore Project The Kerryman Tralee

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