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A Final Ramble around Clonakilty & Bandon, part 1

2nd April 2018 8 Comments

It was lovely to be back in the field after a pause due to bad weather and life in general. It also feels as though I am on the last stretch of this project for I have now visited almost 250 holy wells and I suspect there can only be another 50 or so left […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: 12 Apostles of Ireland ballaun Blessed Virgin Mary Bruno O Donoghue Cashelisky Dictionary of Irish Saints Eyes Kilbree Kilroan Lissavard Pádraig Ó Riain. Rosscarbery Schools' Folklore Project St Bridget St Brioneach St Finnian St Ruadháin The Cursing of Tara Warts

Explorations around Killeagh

12th February 2018 7 Comments

East Cork was on the agenda for a couple of days, an area of much interest historically including a few wells still unvisited. Fuelled by a delicious lunch at the Bitesize Café in Midleton we made our way down to Bailic Park to see the incredibly evocative sculpture, Kindred Spirits. This beautiful and striking piece […]

Filed Under: East Cork Other Tagged With: Aghadoe House Alex Pentek ballaun Ballyrobert Blessed Virgin Mary Choctaw Memorial Coillte Cornaveigh de Cappells dovecot fulachta fia Glenbower Woods Ightermurray castle Killeagh Kindred Spirits Mass Rock Midelton sile na gig St Bridget Storm Ophelia Warts

Only Fools & Horses

15th January 2018 5 Comments

St John’s Well, Tobairín na bhFaithni The forecast promised light air, hardly any cloud and the odd bit of sunshine. It seemed like the perfect day to climb Mushera Mór, near Millstreet, and seek out the holy well that lies at the summit. After a day of nonstop torrential rain, the roads were wet and […]

Filed Under: North Cork Tagged With: cairn Cattle cross Holy Year Midsummer Millstreet Millstreet Country Park Mushera Mór St John Warts

A clutch of Bullauns

23rd July 2017 7 Comments

Stouke burial ground comes as a bit of a surprise. It seems to be miles from anywhere, high up overlooking some spectacular countryside in West Cork. The name is odd too. The old name for the site is Kilaspick Oen – Church of Bishop John. Later it became cillin stuaice – little church of the […]

Filed Under: South Kerry West Cork Tagged With: ballaun stone Bronze Age BVM cup marks Famine Fastnet Trails Historic graves Kerry offerings rounds Schull St Feaghna St John St John's Eve Warts Winter Solstice

Way out East, a clutch of wells around Youghal

22nd June 2017 Leave a Comment

A while ago I spent a couple of days around Youghal, several wells on the agenda. While doing a spot of research I came across reference to some wells en route to Youghal, notably in the Carrigtwohill area: The five Holy Wells in our parish have gone dry or disused. Their locations are as follows: […]

Filed Under: East Cork Tagged With: Aghadoe ballaun stone Ballymaloe Cookery School Barryscourt Castle Boyle Monument Carrigtwohill Edmund Spencer Mass Rock Seafield' St Coran St David St Mary's Collegiate Church Youghal Thomas Seward Walter Raleigh Warts Youghal

Some wells are invisible: exploring around Enniskean

27th March 2017 7 Comments

Some wells prove difficult! I had five wells on the agenda today, all remote and my expectations of finding anything were low. This proved entirely justified. But I did get to explore some beautiful areas in the crisp Spring sunshine. St Srufan’s Well, Drimoleague First stop, St Strufan’s Well, long vanished according to the Archaeological […]

Filed Under: West Cork Tagged With: Ballinacarriga Castle Ballingeary Historical Society; Bruno O Donoghue bullaun Cineal Laoghaire cloicteach Coolmountain Coppeen Desertserges Drimoleague Inchigeelagh John Windele Kinneigh National Library of Ireland railway station round tower St Colman St Mocholmóg St Patrick Warts West Cork Eagle WG Wood Martin William Frazer

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