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Thanks again for those refs. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Schermerhorn" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 1:52 AM Subject: Re: Irish Wells > Geoff, > > I tend to run on and on and on when I start quoting reference texts, so I > only mentioned the government-issued Arch. Inv. books for the counties. > The > Donegal book you mentioned is a good one. So I might as well mention some > of the > others I have, which are along the same line: > > The Iveragh Peninsula - An Archaeological Survey of South Kerry, Ann > O'Sullivan and John Sheehan, Cork University Press, 1996. This was an FAS > project. > It has a separate chapter on Holy Wells. > > Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula, Judith Cuppage et al, > Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibne, Ballyferriter, 1986. Corkaguiney is not > exactly a > 'hot-bed' of wells, but there are some mentioned and located. The index > under "wells" > will get you there. > > North Kerry Archaeological Survey, Caroline Toal, Brandon Book Publishers, > Dingle, 1995. This is also a FAS production, with a Holy Well section and > a > Possible Holy Well section. > > Archaeological Survey of the Barony of Ikerrin, Geraldine T. Stout, > Roscrea > Heritage Society, 1984. Separate section on Holy Wells. > > At the risk of boring everyone to tears, I might as well <gr> add a few > more > sources I have. > > History of Mayo, J.F. Quinn, Publisher - Brendan Quinn, Dublin, 1992. > There > is extensive coverage of Holy Wells in Co. Mayo...dozens of them. > > I am in the process of acquiring the various Diocesan histories for > Ireland - > I have only 7 or 8 so far. However, three of them have good references to > various Holy Wells. > > The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, J. Fahey, M.H. > Gill & Son, Dublin, 1893. > > The Diocese of Limerick - Ancient and Medieval, Rev. John Begley, Browne & > Nolan, Dublin, 1906. > > History of the Diocese of Ardagh, James J. MacNamee, Browne & Nolan, > Dublin, > 1954. > > I won't bother listing the Diocesan volumes which have no references to > Wells. Just a few more references now (Even I am getting tired and > bored). The > late Tom Barrington's "Discovering Kerry", Collins Press, 1976, mentions > two > JRSAI articles (details in the biblio of the book) which detail 103 wells > in > North Kerry and Corkaguiney. > > The Book of the Burren, various contributors, Tir Eolas publisher, Galway, > 1991, has a short section and good map on 43 Burren Holy Wells. > > Celtic and Early Christian Wexford, Edward Culleton, Four Courts Press, > Dublin, 1999 has several dozen Wexford wells, together with related > information for > each. > > The Beauties of the Boyne and its Tributary The Blackwater, William R. > Wilde, > 1849, has separate references for Holy Wells and the routine Tobars. > > I think that's about it for now. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - > Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western > Massachusetts >