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Cathair Crobh Dearg

In Praise of Well Keepers

10th December 2023 12 Comments

I am in the early stages of collaborating on an art project focusing on holy wells. Marie Brett is leading the project and approached me with inquiries about locating possible holy wells. After a lot of difficulty I narrowed it down to four wells, two in North Cork and two in North Kerry, all visited […]

Filed Under: North Cork North Kerry Tagged With: Ardfert Bealtine BVM Cathair Crobh Dearg eel healing Lixnaw Marie Brett Millstreet pattern Rockspring St Brendan St Michael The City Tobar na Molt Tubrid Wethers Well

A Peregrination Part 2: meet the family

28th February 2021 8 Comments

In A Peregrination Part 1, we followed St Gobnait as she started her journey from Inis Oirr on the Aran Islands, through Kerry, Limerick and Waterford as she searched for the place of her resurrection – identifiable by seeing nine white deer. She has already seen a smattering of deer, left a scattering of churches, […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Aghabulloge Cathair Crobh Dearg Colonel Grove White Croabh Dearg Cullen deer Dromtarriff Harry Clarke Kilgobban Kilgobnet Máire MacNeill Millstreet Morrigan Schools' Folklore Project Sean Keating St Gobnait St Inghne Bhuidhe St Laitairian St Olan The City

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