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A trip across the border 2: Killarney wells

2nd June 2018 6 Comments

Part two of my Kerry excursion and a trip to Killarney meant various holy wells required visiting. The first was right in the centre of the town. St Mary’s Well, Killarney St Mary’s Well is in the town itself, conveniently near the central car park. It is an unexpected sight amidst the bustle of Killarney […]

Filed Under: South Kerry West Cork Tagged With: Blessed Virgin Mary Innisfallen Kerry Killarney Killarney cathedral Killarney National Park Lough Leane National Inventory of Architectural Heritage robin rounds Schools' Folklore Project St Finian the Leper St Mary's Church Killarney St Mochuda Throats triduum trout

Not a holy well…

27th May 2018 11 Comments

… but a Spa Bathing Well or chalybeate well! And a very interesting one too. I had an email from Janine, who sent me to John who sent me to Ray to find out about an intriguing well deep in the woods at Garrettstown near Kinsale. Lady’s Well, Ringrone, Kinsale I arranged to meet John […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Ballinadee Ballinspittle Bath Francis Kearney Garrettstown grotto Kinsale Leamington Spa Mallow Spa National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Ringarone Ringarone Castle serpentine lake

A Clonakilty Ramble part 2

6th April 2018 4 Comments

Continuing on from the big day out in Clonakilty environs, four wells still remaining roughly in a direction towards Bandon. The next stop was Kilbrittain but I was momentarily distracted by some interesting things around Ballinascarthy which resulted in a quick stop to admire a ruined cottage, complete with unusually fancy door and windows. A possible […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: 1798 Rebellion Ballinascarthy Bandon boycott Castlenalact Eyes Kilbrittain Land League Lisselane House National Inventory of Architectural Heritage PJ Hartnett Southern Star St Brittain The Battle of the Big Cross William Bence Jones

Meandering south of Mallow

9th September 2017 6 Comments

Four wells on the agenda today, all south of Mallow and all having interesting and detailed write ups by Colonel Grove White in his Historical and Topological Notes etc. Ania’s Well, Tobar Aine, Dromore As we approached Dromore House, (now called Nazareth House and run by the Sisters of Nazareth as a holistic centre) where the well […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Ballyvourney Colonel Grove White Dromore eel Eyes Kilcolman Kilgobnet Kilshannig Lameness National Inventory of Architectural Heritage pattern day rounds Schools' Folklore Project Sisters of Nazareth Skarragh Wood St Gobnait trout

The Rakes of Mallow

20th August 2017 Leave a Comment

Who knew Mallow was so exciting? It’s a place that we normally just drive through on our way to somewhere else but today we stopped, three wells on the agenda. The first one I knew no long existed but I wanted to visit the site anyway. Well of the Breast, Toberaroughta, Mallow This well is […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Annabella Park Archaeological Inventory for Cork Bath Spa Calgary Daily Herald Colonel Grove White crucifix Kevin Myers Mallow Field Club Journal Mallow railway station National Inventory of Architectural Heritage pump house spa St Gobnait The Rakes of Mallow Topological Dictionary of Ireland

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