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Sheep's Head

A Peregrination Part 3: The home run

7th March 2021 6 Comments

Having toured North Cork in part 2 of her peregrination, visited three possible sisters and a brother, St Gobnait remains in County Cork for the last leg of her journey; but before embarking on the home straight makes an inexplicable journey down to West Cork – sure, why wouldn’t you! Kilgobbin, Ballinadee St Gobnait then […]

Filed Under: North Cork Other South Kerry West Cork Tagged With: Baile Mhic Ire Baile Mhúirne Ballinadee Ballymackeera Ballyvourney bees bullaun cilleen Clondrohid deer Dripsey Indulgence John Connell O Sullivan beare pilgrimage Schools' Folklore Project Seamus Murphy Sheep's Head shrine St Abbán St Gobnait St Gobnait's Stone

Lockdown Roundup

9th November 2020 7 Comments

Now confined to 5km there’s not much chance of doing any serious well hunting but we did make the most of our last days of freedom and the lockdown is proving to be a good opportunity to update on various wells (and the website). Our final day out was a ramble with with friends around […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Archaeological Inventory Ballyclogh Corrin Hill Drimoleague Drimoleague Heritage Loop Gouladoo grotto Parc Pods Schools' Folklore Project Schull Sheep's Head st Cranat St Finbarr St Peter

Well of the Cold Spring, Tobernanore, Sheep’s Head

7th March 2016 Leave a Comment

Clearly signed from the road (look out for the Ancient monument symbol on the gate) this well lies in a magnificent position with views out over rich pasture towards Dunmanus Bay. The site feels remote and open, yet the well is hidden and tucked into the landscape. The first time I came here, it was […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Dunmanus Bay good people Irish Tourist Association Survey 1944 Kilcrohane Schools' Folklore Project Sheep's Head Thomas Crofton Croker Warts

Blessed Well, Tobar Beannaithe, Sheep’s Head

2nd March 2016 8 Comments

Gooladoo holy well

This well is in such a wild and remote spot. Walking down from the Goat’s Path through boggy pasture, a ridged path is discernible, flagged by large stones. This takes you down through fields towards a green plateau. The landscape first has to be admired for it is breath-taking. The plateau is in fact part […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Bantry Bay Bones Evelyn Hardy Goat's Path Gooladoo Irish Tourist Association Survey 1944 offerings Promontory fort Rheumatism Schools' Folklore Project Sheep's Head Toothache

Toberknockaphuca & Tobarnadunaree, Sheep’s Head

22nd February 2016 Leave a Comment

Well of the Pooka’s Hill, Tobar Cnoc a’Phuca, Toberknockaphuca A chance encounter with the landowner and we were taken down to discover the elusive Toberknockaphuca (Well of the hill of the pooka/spirit). He could only remember one other person ever having wanted to see the well, a Frenchwoman in search of a cure, and warned […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Eyes phuca Sheep's Head Tooreen

Lady’s Well, Tobar Mhuire, Sheep’s Head

19th February 2016 15 Comments

This attractive little well is found next to a Mass rock and together they form a special site, still visited and venerated. The road that leads up to Lady’s Well is signed but tiny with huge views across Bantry Bay. Park where you can then go through the stile, across a very muddy field, sometimes […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: ballaun stone Bantry Bantry House Archives Beach Blessed Virgin Mary BVM eel Feast of the Assumption Feast of the Immaculate Conception General Mass Rock offerings pattern day Penal Times rounds Schools' Folklore Project Sheep's Head Sheep's Head Way St Gobnait

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