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St John the Baptist

An unexpected pleasure:Tobar Eoin Basti

17th September 2018 7 Comments

I’m just back from a couple of days in Fermoy, meandering up and down the sides of the M8 in pursuit of the last crop of holy wells in this area – more of those shortly. This well, the final one of the trip, was an unplanned visit. Glancing at the map, I saw an […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Athnaleentha Colonel Grove White Fermoy Garynagerragh Mass house offerings quartz St John the Baptist

St John’s Wells, Castletownbere

6th June 2017 8 Comments

I knew this would be a bit of a challenge and had put off exploring until I had plenty of time – and energy. Just by looking at the OS map I could see these two wells, dedicated to St John, were situated right on top of a pretty steep mountain – the Maulin. From […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Allihies Beara Way Castletownbere Dzochen Beara Eyes Maulin Midsummer pilgrimage quartz rounds Schools' Folklore Project St John St John the Baptist St John's Eve

Tobar Eoin Óg, St John’s Well, Carrigaline

24th June 2016 6 Comments

Today is the Feast of St John the Baptist, a good example of one of those Christian festivals that neatly superimposed itself upon a much older pagan celebration, for it is also Midsummer – an ancient Celtic festival when fires were lit to honour Áine, the goddess associated with the sun, fertility and the protection […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Áine; ash tree Bonfire Night; Carrigaline Carrigaline Pipe Band Cattle fish Holy Year of Mercy Mass Midsummer Owenboy River pilgrimage Rosary rounds Schools' Folklore Project St John St John the Baptist Thomas Flanagan

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