To all,
I have been photographing hundreds of early sites in Ireland, for several
years now. Until a year ago, I hadn't been paying much attention to Holy
Wells, although hundreds of them are marked on the Discovery Series maps.
Last September, I went to see St. Kieran's bush, a few miles SE of Birr.
With all of the clooties, it was a sight ot behold. You should see how it
looks in infrared !
Since then, I have been accumulating a list of other sites where clooties, or
similar offerings might be found. Other than the Shell Guide to Ireland, my
only sources have been the downloaded Hardy book, Logan's Holy Wells of
Ireland, and the Crossing the Circle book by the Brennemans. The latter book
gives quite a few clootie sites, but I am interested in more ...... so I went
to your archives. I was surprised to find no mention in the archives of
clooties at all. Perhaps it is a non-PC word. As one of the most
interesting and striking characteristics of Irish Holy Wells, I was certainly
surprised to see the subject ignored. Any advice? I'm heading back to
Ireland again this September, for another 3 weeks of photographing - and I'd
certainly like to put more locations on my itinerary.
Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts
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