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A mysterious well at the end of the world – St Erc, Kerry Head

6th April 2025 14 Comments

I have unsuccessfully tried to find St Erc’s Well on two previous occasion and written about my first experience here. It has played on my mind however, and another trip to North Kerry in the company of Himself and Finola from Roaringwater Journal, provided an opportunity for a third, and hopefully, fruitful exploration. St Erc’s […]

Filed Under: North Kerry Tagged With: bulla bullaun bulley Charles Smith Corridons Glenderry Heneas MacNichaill Irish Tourist Association Kerry Kerry Head leacht pilgrimage rounds St Brendan St Brigid St Erc St Gobnait St Macadaw

Ringing in the old & the new: a round up of explorations in 2024

31st December 2024 6 Comments

It’a always interesting to look back on a year and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. It didn’t feel as though I’d visited many holy wells this year as much of my time had been taken up with the project Well, Well, Well?, working with artist Marie Brett. This immersive and creative project […]

Filed Under: Limerick North Cork North Kerry Other West Cork Tagged With: Ardfert Ardfield Ballyheigue Ballyvourney Bristol bullaun Buxton BVM Cahir Celeste Ray Cloon West Culture Night Glen of Aherlow Glenbeigh leacht Liscaroll Lixnaw Manchán Magan Marie Brett Millstreet Mitchelstown pattern day pilgrimage pillar stone Roaringwater Journal St Anthony st Berrihert St Brendan St Brigid St Edith St Fanahan St Finian St Gobnait St James St John's Eve St Michael St Patrick St Peacaun St Sedna TG4 Tobar na Molt Tubrid Tullylease well dressing

Found, Forgotten, Revisited: a November round up

30th November 2024 3 Comments

A blog highlighting some recently visited wells around County Cork and County Kerry, including some old friends and some new discoveries. It is now reasonable to assume that many holy wells date from before the Christian era and can therefore be hundreds of years old. The first well described may be unusual in that it […]

Filed Under: North Cork North Kerry West Cork Tagged With: Archaeological Inventory Assumption Bachall Ísu Ballydehob BVM Carrigafoyle Castle Castletown Kinneigh Derrylahan Dunmanway Eyes Farthingville grotto healing Marian year Mitchelstown novena pilgrimage Schools' Folklore Project St Eiltin St Fanahan St Patrick St Senan Stomach ailments

Culture Night: Oíche Chultúir 24, Tubrid Well

24th September 2024 6 Comments

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I have been working on an exciting year-long art project with visual artist Marie Brett on the theme of holy wells – in particular associated healing, traditions and rituals. The project is coming to fruition and the exhibition will be opening in Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, County Kerry on the 3rd October and will combine dance, […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Billy mag Fhlionn Culture Night Maija Sofia Marie Brett Millstreet Millstreet Library Millstreet.ie offerings pilgrimage Seán Radley Siamsa Tire Tubrid well votives

Diversions in Tipperary: Part 3. Tobar Íosa, Cahir

16th September 2024 3 Comments

It’s been a while since we had a proper fieldtrip and this one was bittersweet – the first time we had ventured out without Robert, our dear friend, husband of Finola, and one half of Roaringwater Journal, who sadly passed away in March. Although much missed he seemed ever present and I know he would […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: bullaun Cahir Cahir tidy towns Canon Patrick Power Christmas Eve County Tipperary cross slab Eddie Costello grotto Irish Tourist Association Survey 1944 Jesus Mass Rock Megalithic Ireland National Folklore Photographic Collection pebbles pilgrimage rag tree Roaringwater Journal rounds Schools' Folklore Project shrine sores St Patrick termon stone Tobar Iosa Warts

An Irish Pilgrim Journey

11th June 2024 Leave a Comment

A quick shout out out to the Irish Pilgrim Journey which is taking place from 15- 22th June this year, 2024, described as: … a fully-guided mid-summer walk along Ireland’s passported pilgrim paths, with all logistics taken care of, it enables walkers to obtain the required stamps for the Irish Pilgrim Passport in 6 days […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Ballintubber Abbey Cahersiveen Cnoc na dTobar Cosán na Naomh Croagh Patrick Glendalough Gougane Barra Mount Brandon pilgrim paths 2024 pilgrim routes pilgrimage St Brendan St Finbarr St Kevin St Patrick Ventry

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