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In Plain Sight: Two Wells in An Daingean

13th August 2021 4 Comments

Not all holy wells are in remote and scenic spots, some are hidden in plain sight in towns and can take as much finding as their rural cousins. St John’s Well, Tobar Eoin, Dingle town I had looked for this well many times before. I knew the well itself was no longer visible and that […]

Filed Under: Dingle Peninsula Tagged With: An Daingean Caoimhín ÓDanachair Convent of Presentation Sisters cross slab Dingle Duchás Photographic Collection Nano Nagle pilgrimage pillar stone rag tree St John trout

A Peregrination part 1: the wanderings of St Gobnait

20th February 2021 14 Comments

With time to think, research and mentally meander, St Gobnait has been in my thoughts. I thought it might be interesting to look in detail at her remarkable journey when she too (physically) meandered around Munster, as she searched for the site of her resurrection. It’s a long and complicated wandering and will be covered […]

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A Few Waifs & Strays

3rd December 2019 7 Comments

A few waifs and strays remain from the many trips to Kerry this year. Here’s a quick round up of those in Corca Dhuibhne, Dingle Peninsula. Baile an Bhoithín, Ballywiheen ecclesiastical site We pulled in to examine an intriguing site that lay right on the side of the road having spotted mounds and crosses from […]

Filed Under: Dingle Peninsula Tagged With: An Riasc Archaeological Inventory Ballyferriter Ballywiheen bullaun Caherquin Caoimhín ÓDanachair cilleen clochán Colaiste Íde Croaghmarhin cross slab Dingle early ecclesiastical settlement eel fulacht fiadh J Curran Journal of Royal Society of Antiquaries Mass Rock National Monument Ogham penitential station RAS McAlister rath ringfort rock art rounds Schools' Folklore Project Smerwick St John St Mologa Teampall Bán TF O Sullivan TG4 trout Twitter white eel white trout red spots Wine Strand

Two wells & a whole lot more at Cill Mhaoilchéadair

21st August 2019 11 Comments

The western tip of Corca Dhuibhne, the Dingle Peninsula, is remarkable for the sheer density of early Christian remains: ecclesiastical enclosures, early crosses and holy wells abound. Passing through these clusters is Cosán na Naomh, the Saint’s Path, which is surely no coincidence.This pilgrim path starts in Dingle, Ventry or Kilmalkedar and wends its way […]

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Tobar Manacháin agus an Madra

21st July 2019 11 Comments

I’m back in the Gaeltacht having finished an intense but rewarding week on an Irish language immersion course in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Corca Dhuibhne;  Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsula. (There’ll be a lot of Irish in this blog, hopefully mainly spelled correctly, but it seems only right to give names in Irish first). The course was very […]

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St John’s Well, Minard, Kerry

27th October 2018 10 Comments

A few days on the Dingle Peninsula and what does one do with a bit of spare time – why visit a holy well of course. First we had a quick mooch around Dingle in the sunshine, admiring the many quirky doors and colour schemes. Then it was on to Minard, via Annascaul and its […]

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