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St Ben’s Day: Tullylease revisited

25th February 2024 Leave a Comment

I have been invited to give a talk to Thomond Historical Society in March and thought I ought to have a few more Limerick wells under my belt and so planned a speed well trip! On the way up a spot of serendipity for Nicholas invited me to the Well Day in Tullylease, which was […]

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St Gobnait & the Iron Man

26th July 2021 8 Comments

St Gobnait has been extensively covered in previous blogs but there were a few loose ends to tie and there is always something new to discover about this fascinating local saint. A bit of cross county exploration led to a few disappointments but also some delights. Holy Well, Kilgobnet, near Dripsey I was alerted to […]

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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

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 […]

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On Wells 5: Their Sacred Trees

24th January 2019 10 Comments

One of the most encouraging sights to see is a lone tree in a field, one that has been carefully left to its own devices, for often under that tree is a holy well. Holy wells and sacred trees go together perfectly for, like wells, trees have long been subjects of devotion and mystery. Found […]

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On Wells 3: Saints & Sinners

13th December 2018 2 Comments

All holy wells hold a capacity for healing. As far as I can ascertain, there some subtle distinctions between them: a Blessed Well, Tobar Beannaithe, holds a cure – often for sore eye or warts while Tobar Slanán, a health giving well, as the name suggest, contains water that is good for you and may or […]

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