St Gobnait’s, Ballyvourney: 11th Feb 2013
St Gobnait, who is venerated at different sites in the south of Ireland, has her feast day on 11th February. St Gobnait’s house and holy well in Ballyvourney, Cork, is one of the main sites of devotion associated with the saint. On the feast day or pattern day, people come to do the rounds and visit the well. The site located just outside the village is very well maintained an attracts visitors throughout the year.
Audio Recording:
A recording at St Gobnait’s Holy Well Ballyvourney Cork on 11th Feb 2013, the feast day of the saint. The recording captures the lifting a cup form above the well, taking up some water, drinking some, returning the water, the ambient sound in the well structure and returning the cup.
Video showing the holy well:
Locating the Site:
Further reading:
Checkout Pilgrimage in Medieval Ireland‘s comprehensive blogpost on St Gobnait’s.
There’s a virtual-reality tour of the Ballyvourney site here:
http://www.voicesfromthedawn.com/ballyvourney/