After the atrocious weather of the the day before (see Part 1) and the cancellation of all ferries, Scattery Island Tours kindly laid on an extra sailing on Saturday morning to anyone who had missed their original booking. We were keen to avail of the offer and were amazed to find that we were the […]
St Senan
Jiving with (St) Senan: a few days in West Clare
I recently had a few very enjoyable days in West Clare with Finola of Roaringwater Journal. We were on the trail of St Senan, our sights set on holy wells and stained glass. I must first mention two excellent sources which I have relied on extensively and both are part of County Clare Heritage Office […]
Found, Forgotten, Revisited: a November round up
A blog highlighting some recently visited wells around County Cork and County Kerry, including some old friends and some new discoveries. It is now reasonable to assume that many holy wells date from before the Christian era and can therefore be hundreds of years old. The first well described may be unusual in that it […]