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Sunday, 7 July 2024

The Irritable Well

 The Irritable Well

Taken from The Wonders of Ireland by Patrick Weston Joyce.


The Irritable Well

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Foulkscourt Castle

Foulkscourt Castle
Kilkenny

Saint Lachtain's Romanesque Porch

Saint Lachtain's Romanesque Porch
Freshford, Kilkenny

Saint Fortchern's Well and the White Church

Saint Fortchern's Well and the White Church
Carlow

Saint Berrihert's Kyle

Saint Berrihert's Kyle
Tipperary

National Botanic Gardens

National Botanic Gardens
Dublin

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Non Music (9 mins)

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  • Labbacalle Wedge Tomb, Cork
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  • Magical Sligo
  • Saint Fintans Well and Medieval Church, Laois
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  • Clonca, Donegal
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  • Ulster American Folk Park, Tyrone
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  • Saint Mullins, Carlow
  • The Irish Tower House
  • Kilkieran High Cross, Kilkenny
  • FitzEustace Effigy, Nicholastown, Kildare
  • Seefin Passage Tomb, Wicklow
  • Mountmellick, Laois
  • Dysert O'Dea Romanesque Church and Saint Tola's High Cross, Clare
  • Nenagh, Tipperary
  • Clonmore, Carlow
  • Four Knocks, Meath
  • Kinnity MTB Trails, Offaly
  • Saint Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe, Clare
  • Glendalough, Wicklow, A Rough Guide.
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  • Clonfert Cathedral, Galway/Offaly Border
  • Cavan County Museum, Ballyjamesduff
  • Ferns, County Wexford
  • Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, Meath
  • Castledermot, Kildare
  • Saint Manchans Shrine, Offaly
  • The Rock of Cashel, Tipperary
  • Charleville Castle, Offaly
  • Kilkenny
  • Roscrea, Tipperary
  • Saint Carthage Romanesque Church, Offaly
  • Loughcrew Neolithic Complex, Meath
  • Bucolic and mysterious Saint Berriherts, Tipperary
  • Carrowkeel Passage Tomb Complex, Sligo
  • Durrow Abbey, Offaly
  • Clonmacnoise, Offaly
  • Ashley Park Linkardstown Burial
  • Kilcooley Abbey, Tipperary
  • Fore Abbey, Westmeath
  • Clopook, Timogue, and Ratheniska, Laois
  • Aghaboe Abbey, Laois
  • Emo Court, Laois
  • Timahoe, Laois
  • Ireland's Largest Medieval Priory, Tipperary
  • Rock of Dunamase, Laois
  • Knockroe Passage Tomb, Kilkenny
  • Saint Fortchern's Well and the White Church, Carlow
  • Oughaval, Stradbally, Laois
  • Cullahill Castle Laois and Fertagh Round Tower
  • Slieve Bloom Mountains
  • A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words
  • Mound of Down and Clough Motte/Bailey
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  • Ballyadams Castle, Laois
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  • Rosenallis Village, Laois
  • The Clonygoose Cross and Bullaun Stones, Carlow
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  • The De Profundis Stone, Westmeath
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  • Historic Borris Railway Viaduct, Carlow
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  • Ballybooden Ogham, Aghaviller Round Tower and Knocktopher, Kilkenny
  • Drumcullen Cross Head, Rath, Offaly
  • Saint Kevin's Cave, Hollywood, Wicklow
  • Kilcormac Pieta, Offaly
  • Ducketts Grove, Neo-Gothic Castle, Carlow
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  • The Stone of the Nations, Ballacolla, Laois
  • Saint Laurence O'Toole's Hand Prints, Wicklow
  • Temple Cronan Hiberno-Romanesque and Gable Shrines, Clare
  • The Wart Stone, Offaly
  • Kilgory-Saint Longory's Well, Laois
  • Freshford, Kilkenny
  • Ballinaclough Sheela na Gig, Tipperary
  • The Nine Hole Stone, Offaly
  • Pallas Castle, Galway
  • Kilree Roundtower and High Cross, Kilkenny
  • Baltray Stone Alignment, Louth
  • Killamery High Cross and Saint Nicholas' Well
  • Carrickfergus and Castle, Antrim
  • A rare Radial Stone Cairn, East Galway
  • Clontuskert Abbey and Carvings, Galway
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  • Gallen Priory and Cross Slabs, Offaly
  • The enigmatic Timoney Standing Stones
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  • Bronze Age Clonfinlough Stone, Offaly
  • Lough Gur and Grange Stone Circle, Limerick
  • Moone High Cross, Ballitore and Kildare
  • Bronze Age Monolith - The Ardmore Stone, Donegal
  • Lorum High Cross and Good Shepherd Church, Carlow
  • Bealin High Cross, Westmeath
  • Saint Scire of Kilskyre, Meath
  • In Search of Sacred Water, Holy Wells of Laois.
  • Mass Rocks - Carraig an Aifrinn
  • Castlekeeran Ogham Stone and High Crosses, Meath
  • Scregg Passage Tomb, Roscommon
  • Cave Rock Art - Cueva de los Letreros, Spain
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  • Sheela na Gigs at Scregg, Roscommon
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  • The tallest Knight in Ireland, Kilfane, Kilkenny.
  • Drumcullen, High Cross head, Offaly
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  • A rare radial Stone Cairn, East Galway
  • 1st Shankhill Somme Association, Shankhill Road, Belfast
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  • Carlow County Museum, Carlow.
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Baltray Stone Alignment

Baltray Stone Alignment
Louth

Baurnadomeeny Wedge Tomb

Baurnadomeeny Wedge Tomb
Tipperary

The Silent Valley

The Silent Valley
County Down

The Mound of Down

The Mound of Down
and Clough Motte/Bailey

Townleyhall Passage Tomb

Townleyhall Passage Tomb
Louth/Meath border

The Stone of the Sorrows

The Stone of the Sorrows
Gartan, Donegal

The Clonfinlough Stone

The Clonfinlough Stone
County Offaly

Pulpi Geode, Worlds Largest Geode?

Pulpi Geode, Worlds Largest Geode?
Almeria-Murcia Border, Spain

Three Inscribed Christian Stones

Three Inscribed Christian Stones
Dunleer, County Louth

The Combe Hospital

The Combe Hospital
Dublin

Séan na Gig

Séan na Gig
County Westmeath

Napper Tandy's Grave

Napper Tandy's Grave
Castlebellingham, County Louth

Saint Patrick's Footprint

Saint Patrick's Footprint
Skerries, Dublin

Drumena Cashel and Souterrain

Drumena Cashel and Souterrain
Kilcoo, County Down

The Curious Case of the Timoney Stones, Ireland's Carnac ?

The Curious Case of the Timoney Stones, Ireland's Carnac ?
North Tipperary

Cave Art, Cueva de los Letreros

Cave Art, Cueva de los Letreros
Velez Blanco, Almeria

1st Shankill Somme Association and Commonwealth War Cemetery

1st Shankill Somme Association and Commonwealth War Cemetery
Belfast

The La Tène Stones of Ireland

The La Tène Stones of Ireland
Ireland

National Maritime Museum

National Maritime Museum
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin

Belfast and the Falls Road

Belfast and the Falls Road
Antrim

Not Dubrovnik

Not Dubrovnik
Persian Croatia

Saint Patrick's Grave

Saint Patrick's Grave
Downpatrick

Cavan County Museum

Cavan County Museum
Ballyjamesduff, Cavan

Courtown

Courtown
County Wexford

Saint Tighernach's Shrine Tomb

Saint Tighernach's Shrine Tomb
Clones, Monaghan

Oleg's Cat

Oleg's Cat
Kazakhstan

Cahir Castle, Abbey and Tobar Iosa

Cahir Castle, Abbey and Tobar Iosa
Tipperary

Dysert O'Dea Romanesque Church and Saint Tola's HIgh Cross

Dysert O'Dea Romanesque Church and Saint Tola's HIgh Cross
Clare

Ferns

Ferns
County Wexford

Duckett's Grove

Duckett's Grove
Carlow

Fuerty Cross Slabs

Fuerty Cross Slabs
Roscommon

Temple Cronan's rare Gable Shrines and Romanesque Church

Temple Cronan's rare Gable Shrines and Romanesque Church
County Clare

The Nine Hole Stone

The Nine Hole Stone
Offaly

Kilmacduagh Monastic Settlement

Kilmacduagh Monastic Settlement
Galway

The Tallest Knight in Ireland

The Tallest Knight in Ireland
Kilfane, Kilkenny

The Gate to Hell - Oweynagat

The Gate to Hell - Oweynagat
Roscommon

Kinnity MTB Trails (short music version)

Kinnity MTB Trails (short music version)
Offaly/Laois

The Headache Stone

The Headache Stone
Westmeath

Saint Cualan's Bell Shrine

Saint Cualan's Bell Shrine
Borrisoleigh, Tipperary

The Bishop Stone

The Bishop Stone
Fermanagh

Carlow County Museum

Carlow County Museum
Carlow

Saint Audoen's Medieval Church

Saint Audoen's Medieval Church
Dublin

Pico de Veleta

Pico de Veleta
Europe's Highest Paved Road

Kilskyre 1686 Chest Tomb and Saint Scire

Kilskyre 1686 Chest Tomb and Saint Scire
Kilskyre, Meath

Pallas Castle

Pallas Castle
Galway

The Stone of the Nations

The Stone of the Nations
Ballacolla, Laois

Sheela na Gig (s)

Sheela na Gig (s)
Scregg, Roscommon

Kilconnell Franciscan Friary

Kilconnell Franciscan Friary
Galway

22 Bullaun Stones at Glendalough

22 Bullaun Stones at Glendalough
Wicklow

Killeshin Romanesque Church

Killeshin Romanesque Church
Laois

The Ardmore Stone

The Ardmore Stone
Donegal

Castlekeeran Ogham Stone and High Crosses

Castlekeeran Ogham Stone and High Crosses
Meath

Ireland's Tallest Dolmen

Ireland's Tallest Dolmen
Kilmogue, Harristown, Kilkenny

Borris Railway Viaduct

Borris Railway Viaduct
Carlow

Saint Laurence O'Toole's Handprint

Saint Laurence O'Toole's Handprint
Wicklow

The Butter Stone of Toureen Peacaun

The Butter Stone of Toureen Peacaun
Tipperary

Laois Bullaun Stones

Laois Bullaun Stones
Laois

Beltany Stone Circle

Beltany Stone Circle
Donegal

Balrothery Folk Art

Balrothery Folk Art
Dublin

Waterstown High Cross

Waterstown High Cross
Carlow

Four Knocks Passage Tomb

Four Knocks Passage Tomb
Meath

Killucan Wayside Crosses

Killucan Wayside Crosses
Westmeath

The Nethercross

The Nethercross
Finglas, Dublin

Baltinglass Hill Passage Tombs

Baltinglass Hill Passage Tombs
Wicklow

Donegal and the Inishowen Peninsula

Donegal and the Inishowen Peninsula
Donegal

Bealin High Cross

Bealin High Cross
Westmeath

Magical Kells

Magical Kells
County Meath

Saint Carthage of Rahan

Saint Carthage of Rahan
Offaly

Clonygoose Latin Cross and Bullauns

Clonygoose Latin Cross and Bullauns
Carlow

Scregg Passage Tomb

Scregg Passage Tomb
Roscommon

Moll Rooney's Loaf and Griddle

Moll Rooney's Loaf and Griddle
Tallaght, Dublin

Ancient Monaincha

Ancient Monaincha
Tipperary

Killinagh Cursing Stone

Killinagh Cursing Stone
Cavan

Ulster American Folk Park

Ulster American Folk Park
Tyrone

Saint Brigids Stone

Saint Brigids Stone
Ballybuggy, Laois

Clonca High Cross

Clonca High Cross
Donegal

Ashley Park Linkardstown Burial

Ashley Park Linkardstown Burial
Tipperary

Labbacalle Wedge Tomb

Labbacalle Wedge Tomb
Cork

Saint Fintans Well and Medieval Church

Saint Fintans Well and Medieval Church
Cromogue, Laois

Kilkieran High Cross

Kilkieran High Cross
Kilkenny

The Irish Tower House

The Irish Tower House
Ireland

Saint Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe

Saint Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe
Clare

Seefin Passage Tomb

Seefin Passage Tomb
Wicklow

Lemanaghan's Ancient Ecclestiacal Site

Lemanaghan's Ancient Ecclestiacal Site
Offaly

Nenagh Town and Castle

Nenagh Town and Castle
Tipperary

Ahenny High Crosses

Ahenny High Crosses
Tipperary

Saint Mogue

Saint Mogue
Clonmore, Carlow

Magical Sligo

Magical Sligo
Sligo

Charleville Castle

Charleville Castle
Offaly

Loughcrew Neolithic Complex

Loughcrew Neolithic Complex
Meath

Kilkenny

Kilkenny
County Kilkenny

Roscrea

Roscrea
Tipperary

Rock of Cashel

Rock of Cashel
Tipperary

Carrowkeel Neolithic Tombs

Carrowkeel Neolithic Tombs
Sligo

Brú na Bóinne

Brú na Bóinne
Meath

Clonfert Cathedral

Clonfert Cathedral
Galway/Offaly Border

Saint Mullins

Saint Mullins
Carlow

Kinnity MTB Trail

Kinnity MTB Trail
Offaly

Ireland's Largest Medieval Priory

Ireland's Largest Medieval Priory
Tipperary

Rock of Dunamase

Rock of Dunamase
Laois

Knockroe Passage Tomb

Knockroe Passage Tomb
Kilkenny

Saint Manchans Shrine

Saint Manchans Shrine
Offaly

Glendalough, A Rough Guide.

Glendalough, A Rough Guide.
Wicklow

Durrow Abbey

Durrow Abbey
Offaly

Seir Kieran

Seir Kieran
Offaly

Aghaboe Abbey

Aghaboe Abbey
Laois

Emo Court

Emo Court
Laois

Cullahill Castle

Cullahill Castle
Laois

Timahoe

Timahoe
Laois

Irelands Bullaun Stones

Irelands Bullaun Stones
Various Locations

Ballyadams Castle

Ballyadams Castle
Laois

Slieve Bloom Mountains

Slieve Bloom Mountains
Laois / Offaly

Leap Castle

Leap Castle
Offaly

Kilcooley Abbey

Kilcooley Abbey
Tipperary

Oughaval, Stradbally

Oughaval, Stradbally
Laois

Mountmellick

Mountmellick
Laois

Rosenallis

Rosenallis
Laois

Clonaslee

Clonaslee
Laois

Fore Abbey

Fore Abbey
Westmeath

Clopook Timogue and Ratheniska

Clopook Timogue and Ratheniska
Laois

Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise
Offaly

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Westmeath

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Kildare

The De Profundis Stone

The De Profundis Stone
Westmeath

The Holy Wells of Laois

The Holy Wells of Laois
County Laois

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