Dublin Core
Title
St. Crobh Derg
Description of Well Item Type Metadata
1 Name of well and saint
Cathair Crobh Dearg (aka 'The City')
2 Townland, County, GPS
Shrone, Rathmore, County Kerry
3 Physical description of well and its surroundings
The well is just outside a stone circle ráth and bubbles when the water table is high enough. The ráth which is 13 feet thick contains the possible remains of a miniature cromlech, an ogham stone, an earthen mound, a primitive stone altar, the ruins of a 19th-century cottage, and a modern statue of “Our Lady of the Wayside.”
5 Pattern day
Originally used for Beltane there is still an annual mass and local gathering on May Day.
6 Offerings
Clooties are left on the interior rock surrounds
7 Prayer rounds and stations
Rounds start around the outside of the Ráth three times then inside three times. Now runs from May 1st - 12th. Pagan cirlces have been adapted with Christian crucifix marks.
9 Publications
Atlas Obscura article wriiten by me: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cathair-crobh-dearg
Voices From The Dawn: https://voicesfromthedawn.com/city-and-the-paps/
RTE archives 1977 on the Ráth: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0515/875294-the-city-a-kerry-pilgrimage/
Voices From The Dawn: https://voicesfromthedawn.com/city-and-the-paps/
RTE archives 1977 on the Ráth: https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0515/875294-the-city-a-kerry-pilgrimage/