A Labyrinth on the Rock of Cashel
Following a family visit to the Rock of Cashel yesterday, I came across this interesting paper by Peter Harbison – the full text of which contains a concise overview of…
Category: pilgrimage
From “The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love and Terror in Algeria” John W Kiser
I also began to better understand why my exposure to the Trappist culture had a certain resonance for me. Simplicity is one reason. Doing less, not more, and doing those…
“The fifteenth of August” Nthposition, 2009
Most of my fiction has been, at least to date, working out a particular idea to its conclusion. At times this has given it a rather abstract quality. This story…
The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel. SAU Blog Sept 2005
I have always been irritated by the use of “tourist” and “touristy” as terms of abuse. Better the honest-to-goodness tourist than the self-righteous (and probably utterly deluded about “authenticity”) traveler,…
St Berrihert’s Kyle and Well
A little while ago I reblogged a post from Pilgrimage in Medieval Ireland on St Berrihert’s Kyle . Others have written about this site and generally describe it as in various ways magical. My…
St Berrihert’s Kyle Co Tipperary Part 1: The Archaeological remains
Originally posted on Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland:
The 18th of February is the feast day of St Berrihert/Berrahert of the parish of Ardane, Co Tipperary. An Anglo-Saxon saint, he is…
An unfinished piece: Reflections from six Parisian Churches
On a visit to Paris a few years back I ended up, well, visiting a series of (Catholic) churches. Each was very different in its way) I have often tried…
Séamus Sweeney 