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St Dominic’s Holy Well, Glanworth

28th February 2017 10 Comments

St Dominic’s Well, Tubbernacruinahur, Glanworth This well was visited at the very end of an intense day of exploration. The light was fading and weariness setting in but there was just time for one more well – one I really wanted to visit for I had seen an enticing photograph and hoped against hope that […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Boherash Colonel Grove White Cronee Dominican Friary Eyes Jack Sheahan Labbacallee pilgrimage pilgrims' shelter rag tree River Funcheon Roches Castle Schools' Folklore Project St Dominic The Avondhu trout Windele

In search of St Mologa

20th February 2017 7 Comments

Today we were in search of St Mologa, two wells on the agenda both within a few miles of each other: one in Templemologa (church of Mologa) and the other at Labbamologa (bed of Mologa) – the area between the two seemingly being the Tearmon or sacred space, where Mologa offered protection and sanctuary. The […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: Aghacross ash tree ballaun stone bees Childbirth cist Colonel Grove White cursing stones; Headaches leaba Rheumatism River Funcheon rounds sanctuary Schools' Folklore Project St Modomnoc St Mologa Tearmon trout volute Women's health

Our Lady’s Well, near Cloyne

8th October 2016 10 Comments

A few days in east Cork on a holy well expedition proved fascinating and rewarding. The very first well visited was probably one of my all time favourites and really the epitome of all that’s special about Irish holy wells. Lady’s Well, Tobar Mhuire, Titeskin Near the ruins of the old church of Titeskin (or […]

Filed Under: East Cork Tagged With: ash Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary carvings Castlemagner; Cloyne Deafness General Guy's Directory; Kelso Chronicle Kilteskan Lameness Marie Brett octave offerings pilgrimage rag tree Schools' Folklore Project shrine sile na gig Sirius Art Centre trout Ulster Gazette

In the footsteps of St Fachtna

13th August 2016 6 Comments

Today, 13th August, is the Feast Day of St Fachtna. At least I think it is! It was originally the 14th of August but sometime in the 1960s, the General Roman Calendar, which seems to decided these things, offered the day to St Maximilian Kolbe instead, and St Fachtna was given the 13th. Anyway, it […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Brendan the Navigator BVM Convent of Mercy Corca Laighde English Island fish Garland Sunday General Harry Clarke hawthorn bush Jack Roberts Lios Faughnan pilgrims ringfort Rosscarbery rounds sea pebbles St Barrahane's church St Bridget St Cummin St Fachtna St Finbarr Teampuillin Fachtna trout

On the trail of St Finbarr

21st July 2016 6 Comments

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Today’s adventure was centred around the scenic back roads between Dunmanway and Crookstown, a day of exploration with my pals Robert and Finola from Roaringwater Journal. Several holy wells were of course on the agenda. St Finbarr’s Well, Tobar na Daibhche, DunmanwayFirst stop was St Finbarr’s Well just outside Dunmanway, an area of little shady roads, […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Bruno O Donoghue bullaun BVM cilleen Dunmanway Eyes Gougane Barra Kilmurry Kilmurry Heritage Group penitential station pilgrimage quartz Roaringwater Journal rounds St Bridget St Finbarre trout

Three sisters, Two wells around Cullen

6th May 2016 13 Comments

The area around Cullen in North Cork reveres three saintly sisters: St Lasair, St Laitairian and St Inghne Bhuidhe – the spellings of these names vary enormously! Who they were seems complicated. Some accounts refer to them as being from the north of England for the wonderfully named St Beirechert (also spelled in a multitude […]

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