#holywells — Public Fediverse posts

I swear I had planned the next video to be a proper mapping video, but here we go again with #Wikidata. The project did involve mapping on #OpenStreetMap, though. And just in time for #Bealtaine. https://youtu.be/OV4aL2PdjIc?is=XGovVVguGMQ_A2g-
#Holywells #IrishSaints #folklore

#1265 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall - No 45, Summer 2001. Meyn Mamvro, St Just.

#CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #StoneCircles #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay

Working on adding holy wells and holy well sites to #wikidata to be able to generate a map of Ireland with only the wells named after female saints. Very slow going, but patterns seem to emerge. Counties Kilkenny, Laois and Carlow finished, working on Wexford now. Look at that diversity where the Normans landed first! Brown is St Catherine, purple St Anne, red St Brigid, turquoise St Margaret, golden St Helen (Helena Augusta), dark blue Mary (pure coincidence). #opendata #HolyWells

La Fontaine du Bienheureux Thomas, Biville, c.1900-05 - CPA

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/la-fontaine-du-bienheureux-thomas-biville-c-1900-05-cpa-235747333.htm

#Biville #HolyWells

St Keyne Well, near Liskeard, Cornwall, c.1905 - Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/st-keyne-well-near-liskeard-cornwall-c-1905-postcard-223274706.htm

#StKeyne #Liskeard #HolyWells

#998 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall - No 37, Autumn 1998. Meyn Mamvro, St Just.

#CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #HolyWells #Rame #BookOfTheDay

#929 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall - No 35, Winter/Spring 1998. Meyn Mamvro, St Just.

#CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay

Dalkey Island in Dublin, Ireland

A tiny island off the coast of Dublin was once a pilgrimage site for the sick and the suffering.#vikings #holywells #islands #section-Atlas
Dalkey Island

#863 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall - No 33, Spring/Summer 1997. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay

St Keyne Well, Liskeard, Cornwall, c.1903 - Botterell's Popular Series Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/st-keyne-well-liskeard-cornwall-c-1903-botterell-s-popular-series-postcard-221332244.htm

#StKeyne #Liskeard #HolyWells #Postcards

Rebekah's Well, Crazies Hill, Berkshire, 1909 - RP Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/rebekah-s-well-crazies-hill-berkshire-1909-rp-postcard-221125593.htm

#CraziesHill #Wargrave #HolyWells #Postcard #Postcards

📜 Exciting new guest blog post! Community member Anne-Karoline shares her journey using #Wikidata for an oral history project in #Kilkenny. Discover how she’s documenting #HolyWells and local history for open access.📖Read now: https://tinyurl.com/mr2vnvuk

#OralHistory #opendata #ecumenicalmatter

Image: Cabaal at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

#698 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall, No 28, Summer/Autumn 1995. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #Dolmens #Scilly #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay

#663 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall, No 27, Summer 1995. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #Scilly #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay

I've started writing Wikipedia articles about some holy wells. Pretty happy about this one which is well represented in the Schools' Collection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady%27s_Well%2C_Danesfort?wprov=sfla1
I just need to tidy the references a bit, bc some are duplicates.
#wikipedia #folklore #IrishFolklore #CountyKilkenny #holywells

Only marginally about #openstreetmap, but might still be of interest to mappers: https://youtu.be/VplrkJcq9EA?si=zRQfIvXuCixyo1Tt #linkeddata #fairdata #linkedopendata #opendata #holywells #CountyKilkenny

#586 George Penrose (ed) - Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Vol XXV, Parts 1 & 2, 1937-8. Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, 1938. #Cornwall #Kernow #GeorgePenrose #RoyalInstitutionOfCornwall #Archaeology #Archives #NaturalHistory #Tintagel #HolyWells #StoneCircles #BookOfTheDay

St Mary's and All Saints Church & Holy Well in Dunsfold, England

An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.#water #wells #religion #sacredspaces #trees #medieval #churches #paganism #celtic #holywells #section-Atlas
St Mary's and All Saints Church & Holy Well

Another folkloristic rabbit hole entered for mapping purposes: https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/b-unicycling/diary/403656
#folklore #healing #voodoo #OpenStreetMap #holywells #whitemagic

#463 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall, No 21, Summer 1993. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay

#HolyWells #Cork #Ireland #Folklore #Archaeology
My wife's book (which I designed) 'Holy Wells of County Cork' has been getting some nice reviews which I have posted to our website. The first print run of 500 copies has sold out in just a few weeks and we are now waiting for a reprint to arrive.
https://wildwayspress.com/reviews/

I've been away from here for a while working flat out on a book design. My wife has visited and recorded all of the 358 holy wells in County Cork and has written a book about them. It has been a long journey but the book is promised to be off the press in a few days. You can read about it at https://wildwayspress.com and there's a pre-launch offer if you are interested.
#Holywell #Holywells #Ireland #CountyCork #Ragtree #Shrine #Folklore

#207 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites of West Penwith, No 11, Spring 1990. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #HolyWells #Cornwall #Kernow #ChûnQuoit #Dolmens #Megaliths #Cryptozoology #BookOfTheDay

#207 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites of West Penwith, No 11, Spring 1990. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #HolyWells #Cornwall #Kernow #ChûnQuoit #Dolmens #Megaliths #Cryptozoology #BookOfTheDay

#207 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites of West Penwith, No 11, Spring 1990. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #HolyWells #Cornwall #Kernow #ChûnQuoit #Dolmens #Megaliths #Cryptozoology #BookOfTheDay

#207 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites of West Penwith, No 11, Spring 1990. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #HolyWells #Cornwall #Kernow #ChûnQuoit #Dolmens #Megaliths #Cryptozoology #BookOfTheDay

#207 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites of West Penwith, No 11, Spring 1990. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #HolyWells #Cornwall #Kernow #ChûnQuoit #Dolmens #Megaliths #Cryptozoology #BookOfTheDay

Are there any fans of holy wells on here? 💧

This is Lady’s Well in Hempsted in Gloucestershire, which I visited recently. The little building around it is 14th century, and on the back is a carving of St Anne. It has a beautiful view over the Severn valley towards the Forest of Dean.

#holywells #sacredsprings #holywell #history #medieval #ukhistory #gloucestershire @medieval @history @holywells