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Summer meanderings

18th August 2023 7 Comments

In between all the excitement of the book finally being let loose into the world, I have had time to visit a few, mainly local, wells, which had so far escaped detection; and caught up with a few old favourites. Ballybane Holy Well In June Thomas Wiegandt Invited me to inspect his well in Ballybane […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Ballydehob Bandon Bandon Male National School bulllaun BVM Caharagh cross slab eel Father Shinnick ITA Cork pattern day pilgrimage Schools' Folklore Project Schull sore eyes St Brigid Timoleague

Sister, Wife, Mother, Saint: St Darerca of Valentia

22nd May 2023 9 Comments

St Darerca’s Well, also known as Sunday’s Well, Tobar Rí an Domhnaigh, is situated on scenic Valentia Island in Kerry. I had come across this attractive image taken in 1955 and hoped that it might still remain but two previous searches had been fruitless. This time I was determined to track it down. Having already […]

Filed Under: Iveragh Peninsula Tagged With: Conas the Briton Dublin City Library & Archive Failte Ireland Collection MJ Delap pattern day Restitutus the Lombard Schools' Folklore Project St Darerca St Patrick Valentia Island

Three ladies encountered enroute to Adare

7th December 2022 10 Comments

Day one of a well hunting trip to County Limerick in the excellent company of Robert and Finola of Roaringwater Journal. The weather had been atrocious and I was nervous as to how we’d cope as were going to be in the field with nowhere to run. The journey up to Adare, where we were […]

Filed Under: Limerick Tagged With: Adare artesian spring BVM Eyes Folklore Collection Main Manuscript Irish Tourist Association Survey 1944 Killeedy National Folklore Photographic Collection pattern day pilgrimage Rathcahill ringfort Roaringwater Journal rounds Schools' Folklore Project Shangarry shrine smallpox St Bridget St Ita Toothache tournafulla trout

A Golden Fish & Fun & Frolics: Our Lady’s Well, Croom

17th May 2022 12 Comments

Meandering through south County Limerick, a quick stop was made in Croom, County Limerick, in search of Lady’s Well. Steps from the main road lead down into a public park and the first things encountered are some strange looking stones – big ones. Three large stones seemed to be arranged in a triangular arrangement with […]

Filed Under: Limerick Tagged With: Assumption BVM Croom Eyes faction fighting Folklore Collection Main Manuscript golden fish handprints pattern day pilgrimage rounds Schools' Folklore Project trout

The Case of the Missing Spectacles: All Saints’ Well, Loo Bridge, near Kilgarvan

3rd May 2022 12 Comments

Finally back in County Kerry and in search of a holy well that has long intrigued me: All Saints’ Well, Tobar na Naomh near Loo Bridge, Kilgarvan. This is the folklore that enticed me: There is a well at Loo Bridge called Tobar na Naomh. The people around the place go doing rounds to the […]

Filed Under: South Kerry Tagged With: All Saints Ardtully Castle Caoimhín ÓDanachair Eyes Folklore Photographic Collection Glenflesk Good Friday Gougane Barra ITA Kerry Kilgarvan Kilpadder Loo Bridge pattern day pilgrimage rounds Schools' Folklore Project Slighe na Naomh spectacles St Agatha St Finbarr St Peter & St Paul

A Black Dog, a Golden Trout & St Molua

7th February 2022 4 Comments

Still in Limerick, and on a glorious crisp morning we made we made a very quick stop at a well close to our hotel in Kilmallock. Sunday’s Well, Toberreendoney, The Black Dog Well, Deebert The well is situated at the side of the main road and is beautifully maintained. The site is enclosed by a […]

Filed Under: Limerick Tagged With: Ague black dog BVM Caomhin O Danachair cross slab Deebert golden fish Kilmallock pattern day pilgrimage rag tree rounds Schools' Folklore Project St Molua trout

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