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Two West Clare Ladies: Drumellihy & Kilmacduane

1st November 2026 4 Comments

This is the last post about my recent sojourn to County Clare with Finola of Roaringwater Journal. Although we had been firmly on the trail of St Senan I was thrilled to find that Lady’s Well Drumellihy was close to Kilkee. I had long admired the elaborate and distinctive wellhouse with its smart blue and […]

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St Senan’s Well, Tobershenane, near Listowel

12th May 2019 10 Comments

We visited this well shortly after St Michael’s Well  in Lixnaw- what a striking contrast! No huge statues, paved areas or painted energy points here, just an ambling walk down an old green track towards a small clump of trees, keeping a wary eye out for the bull! It hasn’t changed much since 1958 by […]

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