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St Laitairian

Set in Stone: an exploration of saintly imprints

12th April 2026 4 Comments

In the middle of a small road leading to the Swiss Cottage in Cahir, County Tipperary , is a lozenge shape, inlaid with stones – but look carefully and two large scoops can be seen in the centre. These are described as imprints left by St Patrick’s knees when he knelt down to pray whilst […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Aghabulloge Ballyelan Bantry bullaun BVM Cahir Clonakilty Cloncagh Cooliska Croom Cullen Dunowen Glen of Aherlow handprints hoofprints Killarney Killeedy Kinneigh kneeprints Knockpatrick Lough Hyne patrickswell Schools' Folklore Project Singland spectacles St Brigid St Crohane St Finbarr St Gobnait St Ita St Laitairian St Manchán St Mochuda St Olan St Patrick St Peacaun

A Peregrination Part 2: meet the family

28th February 2021 8 Comments

In A Peregrination Part 1, we followed St Gobnait as she started her journey from Inis Oirr on the Aran Islands, through Kerry, Limerick and Waterford as she searched for the place of her resurrection – identifiable by seeing nine white deer. She has already seen a smattering of deer, left a scattering of churches, […]

Filed Under: Other Tagged With: Aghabulloge Cathair Crobh Dearg Colonel Grove White Croabh Dearg Cullen deer Dromtarriff Harry Clarke Kilgobban Kilgobnet Máire MacNeill Millstreet Morrigan Schools' Folklore Project Sean Keating St Gobnait St Inghne Bhuidhe St Laitairian St Olan The City

St John’s Well, Tobar na bhFaithní, Mushera

9th May 2016 14 Comments

This large and impressive site is dedicated to a local saint, St John of Mushera. Wedged into the side of Mushera mountain, emerging from the forestry and with spectacular views down into Millstreet and beyond, it is a remarkable, unexpected and windswept spot. Each time we have been here the weather has been interesting: thick, […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Cattle Kilcorney Midsummer Millstreet Mushera pattern day pilgrimage rounds Schools' Folklore Project Sonny Buckley St Inghne Bhuide St John St Laitairian St lasair Stations of the Cross Warts

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