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Wells and springs round Cork
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Sunday November 19, 2006 18:44 by John Baker
Photo and write up of holy wells and springs in and around Cork City When I'm not confronting power in its various forms I like seeking out ancient places in the landscape that have served human beings for a very long time. This acts as an antidote for me to the stresses and strains of taking on monsters like shell and the irish government. There are literally hundreds of these wells and springs in the Cork area, probably thousands in the whole of Ireland. They have been visited by humans for thousand of years, probably since before we began building monuments like Newgrange. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4Nice one John we also take great pleasure in vsiting these sites , whenever we travel to a new area we seek out places that look good on our increasing collection of os maps often using gps to help us locate them . This may not sound very exciting but can be amazingly theraputic .I would however include stones and circles for instance there is a lovely little stone circle very close to the Rossport solidarity camp ,a very peacefull vibe after a morning of confrontation.
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Raffeen holy well is not "ancient". Its of lime mortar dating to the 19th century. As are most holy wells in Ireland.
The structure round the well may indeed be mortar but the water was there long before the structure and people were drinking water from wells long before the 19th C. There are references in history books and other documents to holy wells going back a lot further too.
Holy Wells often date from pre christian times; they were an important feature for the population, as witnessed in the Folklore collection taken in the 1930's from both school childrena and adults. One legend is that a desecrated well will move to a new location...
there are wells for specific 'cures' -Lepers wells, Those for eyesight, animal- cure wells,etc. Pattern Day was the date designated to visit the well and rituals were observed at the well on pattern day. cheers all,
Eileen