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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 Finbarr Revisited & some thoughts on conservation

4th October 2020 8 Comments

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I am finally back in Ireland having spent six months in New Zealand, four months longer than intended due to Covid-19! The virus continues to restrict movements so I decided to revisit two holy wells close to home and see how they were faring. Last time I visited was in 2016 and both wells, both […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Archaeological Inventory Blessed Virgin Mary Castleventry cilleen Colonel Grove White crosses Cullen Derryduff Dunmanway Eyes Glanworth Glen of Comeraportera HMAC Irish Examiner Irish Tourist Association Survey 1944 Kilbarry National Monuments Service rag tree Schools' Folklore Project St Dominic St Finbarre St Laitiaran The Kerryman trout Tullylease Tús

Close Encounters around Clonakilty

10th August 2016 3 Comments

Four wells beckoned in the backhills around Clonakilty. Enlisting the help of my pal Finola of Roaringwater Journal fame, an expert navigator thankfully, we set off to explore, the day being bright and beautiful. Trinity Well, Tobar na Trionóide Naofa, Castleventry First stop was Castleventry. Parking in a handy layby, we were surprised to find […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Blessed Trinity bullaun Castleventry Cattle church Clonakilty early ecclesiastical settlement General Knights templar Ogham pilgrimage quartz ringfort Roaringwater Journal rounds Southern Star standing stone Templebryan Stone Circle Warts Winter Solstice

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