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Article: Holy wells are our gene pool; Holy site: St Brigids well in Clondalkin, south Dublin (circa 1900) was the subject of a row when it was mooted that the Luas would run through it.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2008
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Byline: Aine Ryan
SIMPLY scratch the surface of modern Ireland and the pervading presence of a cross-millen-nial pageant is revealed.
Just as our religious roots have deep tentacles, our pagan spirituality still presents itself in many guises.
It echoes across our myriad places of pilgrimage, it inhabits the mystical waters of our thousands of holy wells.
Many of these wells may be smothered by webs of overgrowth. They may have been suffocated by that giant monster called progress. They may stand stagnant and imprisoned by grey concrete conurbations.
Significantly though, their primal essence remains vibrant.
Just reflect for a moment on the furore ...
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