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Titre(s) : Holy wells of Ireland [Texte imprimé] : sacred realms and popular domains / edited by Celeste Ray and Finbar McCormick
Publication : Bloomington (Ind.) : Indiana University Press, 2023
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (vi-325 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm
Collection : Irish culture, memory, place
Lien à la collection : Irish culture, memory, and place
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"The storied landscapes of Ireland are dotted with holy wells-hallowed springs, pools,
ponds, and even lakes credited with curative powers and often associated with indigenous
saints who were never officially canonized. While many of these sites have been recently
lost to development, others are daily visited for devotions and remain the focus of
annual community gatherings. Encouraging both their use and protection, Holy Wells
of Ireland examines these irreplaceable resources of spiritual, archaeological, and
historical significance. Of the roughly 3,000 holy wells once documented across Ireland,
today some attract international pilgrims and others are stewarded by a single family.
The so-called Post-Catholic era has prompted renewed interest in holy wells as popular
domains with organic faith traditions. Reserves of localized spiritual practices,
holy wells are also ecosystems in themselves and can provide habitats for particular
flora and fauna. Featuring 140 color images, this remarkable volume shares the transdisciplinary
work of contributors who study these wells through the overlapping lenses of anthropology,
archaeology, art history, biomedicine, folklore, geography, history, and hydrology.
Braiding community perspectives with those of scholars across academia, Holy Wells
of Ireland considers Irish holy wells as a resilient feature of ever-evolving Irish
Christianity, as places of pilgrimage and healing, and as threatened biocultural resources"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Ray, Celeste. Éditeur scientifique
McCormick, Finbar. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Puits sacrés -- Irlande
Mythologie celtique
Anthropologie religieuse -- Irlande
Indice(s) Dewey :
293.094 15 (23e éd.) = Religion germanique - Irlande ; 398.364 (23e éd.) = Feu et eau (folklore)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780253066688
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb473359515
Notice n° :
FRBNF47335951
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : An introduction to the holy wells of Ireland / / Celeste Ray ; ; Part 1.. Natural
features of holy well landscapes. ; Sacred stones by healing wells / / Celeste Ray
; ; Cranfield stones at St. Olcán's Well, County Antrim / / Patrick McAteer and Celeste
Ray ; ; Healing soils and holy wells of County Fermanagh / / Gerry A. Quinn ; ;
The plants and animals associated with holy wells in Irish folk tradition / / Niall
Mac Coitir ; ; The submerged well of many names, Lacken, County Wicklow / / Geraldine
Lynch ; ; The water sources and chemistry of Irish Holy Wells / / Bruce Misstear,
Laurence Gill, Cora McKenna, and Ronan Foley ; ; Part 2.. Holy well in Irish Christianity.
; The conversion function of holy wells in the tripartite life of Patrick / / Claire
Collins ; ; Holy wells of County Clare / / Michael Houlihan with Maura Egan ; ;
Holy wells, saintly authority, and the fountain of life in early Irish hagiography
/ / Shane Lordan ; ; Tobar Chuáin agus Brocáin at Mothel, County Waterford / /
Eugene Broderick ; ; St. Colmcille's Well, Doonierin, County Sligo / / Tamlyn McHugh
; ; St. Mochua's Well, Derrynoose, County Armagh / / John Makem ; ; Curative waters,
holy fish, and penance : the many traditions of Irish holy wells / / Finbar McCormick
; ; Tobar Phádraig, Monivea, County Galway / / Christy Cunniffe ; ; Two County Fermanagh
Wells / / Janet Cassidy with Fred Ternan ; ; Part 3.. The cure. ; Holy wells and
"the cure" in twentieth-century Ireland / / Carol Barron ; ; Father Moore's Well,
County Kildare / / Suzanne Pegley ; ; The holy wells of County Cork / / Amanda Clarke
; ; Holy wells of North Leinster : a medical geography / / Ronan Foley ; ; St. Brigid's
Well, Liscannor, County Clare / / Rita McCarthy ; ; Part 4.. Pilgrimage and patterns.
; Tents, ale poles, and pattern pies : an examination of the temporary shelters and
food of the pattern day 1700-1950 / / Shane Lehane ; ; Mám Éan / / Michael Gibbons
and Anja Renkes ; ; Rock, bell, steeple : revisiting the Ardmore pattern / / Stiofán
Ó Cadhla ; ; St. Fiachra's Well at Ullard, County Kilkenny / / Edward N. Moran
; ; St. Patrick's Well at Holywell, County Fermanagh / / Janet Cassidy ; ; Part 5..
Irish identities and evolving devotions. ; Shaping Ireland : the holy well in Irish
painting / / Anne Cormican ; ; Mo Griffith : a water liberator / / Celeste Ray, Annie
Griffith, and Hannah Chew ; ; Irish travellers and holy wells / / Attracta Brownlee
; ; Curation and creativity : devotional heritage on Inishark and Inishbofin / / Ryan
Lash ; ; The Holy Wells of County Dublin / / Gary Branigan ; ; Cillíní (children's
burial grounds) and holy wells in early modern Ireland / / Colm Donnelly and Eileen
Murphy ; ; The ecumenical reopening of St. John the Baptist's Holy Well in Drumcondra,
County Dublin / / Bernadette Masterson ; ; Layered resonance at Abbeyswell, County
Cork / / Ray Cashman ; ; The destruction of St. John's Well at Warrenstown, County
Meath / / Noel French ; ; Afterword / / Celeste Ray and Finbar McCormick
