On a recent visit to Tyressspass I stumbled across a roadside holy well dedicated at the edge of the village on the side of the L1024 Killavally road. The holy well, like the parish church, is dedi…| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
This short blog is about St Patrick’s holy well, at Ardrass Upper, in Co. Kildare, a lovely well that I stumbled across one rainy Sunday on my way to Dublin. This roadside holy well, is easy …| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
I just wanted to let you all know about the really interesting symposium on pilgrimage called ‘Spirituality, Resilience and Regeneration’ Pilgrimage routes of Europe and Japan thats taking place on…| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
Doon holy well is one of the most popular wells in Co Donegal. The well …..was established by a Lector O’Friel who is reputed to have lived in the Fahans area and had remarkable curative powe…| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
Stories of the Irish saints and their animals| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
Many years ago I came across an intriguing antiquarian account of a miraculous stone from Co Clare, known as the Tomfinlough Plague Stone. Image of the Tomfinlough plague stone taken from the book …| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
St Sourney (Sairnait in Irish), is the patron saint of the holy well and medieval church at Drumacoo, Co Galway (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 34). Sourney was a holy woman who lived in Ireland during th…| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
The Tybroughney pillar, an early medieval pillar stone in the townland of Tybroughney/Tibberaghny, Co Kilkenny is one of the most interesting early medieval carvings in Ireland. The townland of Tyb…| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
The medieval parish church and graveyard at Tullaghmelan is one of my favorite places to visit in south Tipperary. The name Tullaghmelan means the hillock of Maolán. Tradition holds that Maolán was…| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
I have always had a great interest in folklore and folk customs, so I was delighted to get a copy of the newly published Irish Customs and Rituals published by Orpen Press for my Christmas reading.…| Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland
