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Two incredibly hard to find wells on the Mizen

1st September 2016 Leave a Comment

I knew these two wells might be a little challenging, but the sun was shining, they were fairly close together and it seemed a great excuse to drive out to the very end of the Mizen Peninsula. Well of the Saints, Tobar na Naomh, Tobaraneeve,Dunlough The drive out to Dunlough Head is stupendous. The roads get […]

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Two Beara wells

13th May 2016 9 Comments

A visit to Castletownbere gave the perfect opportunity for a small adventure on the way back. First I went up to Dereenataggart Stone Circle, admired the rag tree and was visited by the rather snooty but very handsome guardian of the place. Then on to check out two wells. Both turned out to be unexpectedly […]

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St Brendan’s Well, Tobar Breanain, Castlepoint

26th March 2016 5 Comments

This little well proved very elusive the first time we looked for it but the exploration was interesting. We asked directions from a man who was tie dyeing table cloths for his 70th birthday. He was a little uncertain but pointed us in the right direction. We searched hither and thither but found nothing that […]

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Four rather obscure wells on the Mizen

16th February 2016 11 Comments

After all the rain and gales, what a beautiful day to be out exploring and hunting for wells. Today we had several wells on the Mizen Peninsula in our sights, all pretty small and obscure but intriguing. Holy well, AltarThe Altar is a famous wedge tomb in a spectacular setting overlooking Toormore but I only […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Altar ballaun stone Barley Cove Callaros Oughter early ecclesiastical settlement eel General Goleen Kilbrown Kilmoe Lissagriffin Mass Rock Mizen National Museum St Brendan St Patrick Warts

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