Showing posts with label Kilcar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kilcar. Show all posts

Monday, August 22, 2011

Rag Trees and Holy Wells




St Kieran's Holy Well, Kilcar, Co Donegal




Holy wells and rag trees, the exotic places of the Irish countryside, have long ago joined the list of endangered species. Disappearing yearly under bulldozers or through abandonment, one day they will be irretrievably gone and yet another colour will have been lost from the rainbow of Irish culture.

St Patrick's Holy Well, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal