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A holy stone & a crooked half crown: meandering in South Kerry

21st July 2022 10 Comments

A quick field trip to County Kerry recently produced a couple of interesting finds. The first was a bullaun stone, recognised as a holy well, now enclosed in its own ivy-covered stone enclosure at the side of the Cloonalassan road out for Castlemaine. Closer inspection revealed the bullaun to be large, flush with the ground […]

Filed Under: South Kerry Tagged With: Barbara Freitag bullaun BVM Castlemaine Celeste Ray Kilsarkan Kiltallagh offerings Patricia O Hare pilgrimage rag tree rounds Schools' Folklore Project sile na gig sore eyes St Carthage St Mochuda

Motorway Madness: 9 possible wells off the M8

15th October 2018 5 Comments

Back on the road again and heading down the east side of the M8 today – apologies if this is a bit of a ramble in all senses of the word! First a quick detour west to Ballyhooly to inspect St Brendan’s Well just glimpsed yesterday as the light and myself were fading. Ballyhooly by […]

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A trip across the border 2: Killarney wells

2nd June 2018 6 Comments

Part two of my Kerry excursion and a trip to Killarney meant various holy wells required visiting. The first was right in the centre of the town. St Mary’s Well, Killarney St Mary’s Well is in the town itself, conveniently near the central car park. It is an unexpected sight amidst the bustle of Killarney […]

Filed Under: South Kerry West Cork Tagged With: Blessed Virgin Mary Innisfallen Kerry Killarney Killarney cathedral Killarney National Park Lough Leane National Inventory of Architectural Heritage robin rounds Schools' Folklore Project St Finian the Leper St Mary's Church Killarney St Mochuda Throats triduum trout

Kilmacow Holy Well, near Kanturk

10th December 2017 11 Comments

After a disappointing search for a a couple of wells near Kanturk, we decided to try one more site before returning home to West Cork. It proved to be something rather special. Kilmacow Holy Well, Tobarkilmacoo The well was instantly recognisable as we travelled up the long boreen towards the farmhouse, for there in a […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Carthage the Older cilleen clootie tree ecclesiastical enclosure Eyes fosse Good Friday High King of Tara Kanturk Lismore Millstreet Rahan St Bericheart St Bridget St Declan St Mochuda

Found, Lost & Unknown: Three Beara Wells

19th March 2017 8 Comments

A trip out to the Beara Peninsula. It was misty and mizzling, low clouds moving over the rugged mountains, the scenery spectacular, the colours ever changing; incredibly imposing even in the damp weather. The search for wells had mixed results: one definite, one confusing and one not found. Holy Well, Tobar Beannaithe, Roosk, near Adrigole […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Adrigole Beara Peninsula bullaun Dereenataggart Stone Circle grotto Kilcaskan Massmount offerings rag tree St Mochuda standing stones Teernahillane raised ringfort

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