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Fineen O Mahoney

Blessed Well, Rossbrin, West Cork

24th August 2016 Leave a Comment

I had heard that a holy well lay somewhere down by the sea at Rossbrin and though it deserved an exploration. First I decided to visit the castle, newly up for sale. This rather wonky but atmospheric stack is all that remains of Fineen O Mahony’s fifteenth century tower house, once renowned for its scholarship […]

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