Betty Corrigall
From First Known When Lost Betty Corrigall lived on the island of Hoy in Orkney in the 18th century. When she was in her late twenties, she was abandoned by her…
Category: pilgrimage
Stained Glass of Holycross Abbey, Holycross, Tipperary
Holycross Abbey is one of the best known monastic sites in Ireland, a Cistercian abbey restored between 1970 and 1975. I highly recommend a drive from Thurles to Holycross to Cashel(via…
Stained Glass from Church of St John The Baptist, Kilcash, Tipperary
Following my post on the Stained Glass of Augustinian Priory, Fethard here is more stained glass from Tipperary. I am not especially proficient at photography and this was taken in something…
Stained Glass of Augustinian Priory, Fethard
(edit 19th November 2018 – I realised lately that the Our Lady of Fatima window is not “by Harry Clarke” but “by Harry Clarke Studios. Apologies for the error. I…
From “The Spire”, William Golding
So he sat, watching the armies of sparks that wandered through the fire. He spoke sometimes, but not to Father Adam. ‘Yet it still stands.’ Then he moaned and rocked…
Tristan Gooley, observation and cognitive bias
Recently my brother gave me a present of Tristan Gooley‘s The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Tracks and Signs. I have read various Gooley books over the years, and to some…
“Sun Dancing: A Medieval Vision – Seven Centuries on Skellig Michael” by Geoffrey Moorhouse
I have yet to actually set foot on either Skellig. Geoffrey Moorhouse, in the preface to his Sun Dancing, describes being captivated by its appearance while on a family holiday in…
Séamus Sweeney 