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Fermoy

Causing havoc in Carrignavar!

2nd October 2018 9 Comments

Back in County Cork and I’m now on the trail of 15 obscure holy wells located on each side of the M8 heading towards Fermoy. I’m to the west of the motorway today and my first stop is near Watergrasshill. St Stephen’s Well Described by the Archaeological Inventory as a hollow in the ground with […]

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An unexpected pleasure:Tobar Eoin Basti

17th September 2018 7 Comments

I’m just back from a couple of days in Fermoy, meandering up and down the sides of the M8 in pursuit of the last crop of holy wells in this area – more of those shortly. This well, the final one of the trip, was an unplanned visit. Glancing at the map, I saw an […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Athnaleentha Colonel Grove White Fermoy Garynagerragh Mass house offerings quartz St John the Baptist

En route to Mitchelstown

6th February 2017 1 Comment

Well hunting is always an enjoyable experience especially when you devote a few days to it. Wells in North Cork beckoned. We stayed for a few days in Mitchelstown in the very comfortable Ballinwillin House, complete with free range deers and boars. A welcome break on the M8 on the way up saw a diversion […]

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