Date/Time
Date(s) - 10 November 2021
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Online
Categories
‘Religion, Magic and The Cure – The Holy Wells of the Burren’ with Tony Kirby
There over 3,000 holy wells in Ireland. Pre-Christian in origin, the well was a vibrant theatre of indigenous spirituality and colourful folk medicine in pre-Famine times. Remarkably some sites still attract significant numbers of devotees today.
The Burren is home to almost fifty wells, several of which will feature on the evening.
The talk will draw on most recent research and will include new insights into the history, geography, folklore and hydrogeology of Burren holy wells..as well as contextualising the “Irish martial arts”, faction fighting, which took place at some of the sites.
Tony Kirby is a full-time Burren walk guide. He recently completed an audit of almost forty holy wells in North Clare as part of the Clare Holy Wells Project under the auspices of the Heritage Council and Clare County Council. Tony is the author of “The Burren and the Aran Islands A Walking Guide” (Gill).
This talk is organised by Burrenbeo Trust – an independent landscape charity with no core funding. We work hard to sustain out 25 plus programmes throughout the year. Please do consider supporting us through donations or membership at www.burrenbeo.com