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Three Stragglers in South Kerry: Coolmagort & Kilclogherane

6th November 2021 10 Comments

Whilst trawling through photos, I came across three wells which had somehow escaped being recorded. All are in South Kerry not far from Killarney. Tobar Críosta, Toberchreest, Well of Christ, St Brigid’s Well, Dunloe Tobar Críosta is in the townland of Coolmagort, wild and scenic country to the west of Killarney near the Gap of […]

Filed Under: South Kerry Tagged With: bullaun Caoimhín ÓDanachair Coolmagort Duchás Photographic Collection Easter Gap of Dunloe Irish Tourist Association Survey 1944 kilclogherane Killarney Ogham rounds Schools' Folklore Project souterrain. St Bridget trout

Enchantment & Petrification: St Feaghna’s Well, Bonane

11th December 2019 16 Comments

This has to be one of the most extraordinary and unusual sites yet visited. Extraordinary in so many ways: from the setting, to the monuments to the folklore. Apologies for the length of this post but I was immersed and enchanted! Veering off the N71 from Glengarriff to Kenmare, you encounter a myriad of tiny […]

Filed Under: South Kerry Tagged With: Archaeological Inventory blessed bush Bonane bullaun Cattle cilleen Constellation of Orion cursing stones; Easter Francis Joseph Bigger Garranes homing stone John O Donovan Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries keelers Kenmare Kilmalkedar Kilpatrick Kilruddery Mr and Mrs SC Hall Petrified Dairy pilgrimage Priest's Leap Rheumatism Rolls of Butter rounds Schools' Folklore Project St Feaghna turas Warts Winter Solstice

The Red Well, Tobar Dearg: a moving well

1st February 2018 1 Comment

Having  come down off Mushera Mór of course the sun came out and fuelled by a large bowl of soup we felt able to explore another well. What an unexpected delight this was. The Red Well, Tobar Dearg, Toberderg Rather intriguingly, it sounded as though the Red Well, Tobar Dearg, was on two sides of […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Blessed Virgin Mary bullaun cilleen cross slab deer Derryroe Easter frog fulachta fia Mass Rock offerings Penal Times pilgrimage Rheumatism rounds Schools' Folklore Project st Berrihert St Gobnait standing stones Toothache

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