IrishCentral holy wells - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/holy+wells IrishCentral holy wells en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/The-power-of-Saint-Patrick-lives-on-in-the-Irish-holy-wells-that-still-bear-his-name-196482021.html http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/The-power-of-Saint-Patrick-lives-on-in-the-Irish-holy-wells-that-still-bear-his-name-196482021.html The power of Saint Patrick lives on in the Irish holy wells that still bear his name (IrishCentral) Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:01:06 PST
By: AMANDA DRISCOLL

The counties of Ireland are scattered with more than 3,000 holy wells, each attached to their own saints, legends and healing properties.

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There are 100’s of holy wells all over of Ireland, sacred places since long before they were credited with the Christian saints names they bear today and are well worth a pause and a prayer if you are lucky enough to come across one of them ‘Tobar’ is the Irish word for well, so anywhere with a name that ends in ‘tubber’ as in Baile an Tobair (the town of the well) or Ballintubber is bound to have one, most likely close to the church (where Pierce Brosnan got married) or graveyardOthers, you will spot these easily enough by the roadside, as they are often adorned with statues, colourful (plastic)flowers and dozens of rosary beads But many more you will have to ask about locally to get directions and possibly hike over some muddy fields and ditches to get to them READ MORE ]]>