Holy Wells, Rag Trees and Celtic Sacred Sites in Ireland (St Colman's Hermitage Burren History Tour)

[@CelticAtlanticTales]

Thank you for your kind comments about the film. Feel free to subscribe to the channel I am uploading new videos each week. :) I also seriously recommend going on one of Tony's guided walks in the Burren when you're next in Clare. His website link is in the description.

[@downloadqi]

I was told of some of these wells and their importance in 2017 when I visited Ireland. Powerful. Thank you for filming & sharing this. My grandmother was a McDonnel from Galway region.

[@jamescorbett3611]

Thank you - this reminds me of things my grand mother taught me about in County Waterford

[@dbb1292]

When I saw the tree it immediately reminded of my trip to teh top of Bear Rock in South Dakota. Strips of cloth tied to the trees as part of Native American spirituality. That was explained to me as a form of prayer, still a spiritual practice.

[@allgodsnomasters2822]

Its used in anti pipeline protests in Appalachia aswell

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Beautiful place. Please people, if you want to leave an offering or tie something to the rag tree, make sure its made from natural fibre. Synthetic fibres don't break down and will harm the tree as it grows. The worst kind of litter.

[@shastahill]

Exactly. I see beautiful cultural history in offerings of small ties but people should be steered from using synthetics.

[@nerdmaid1240]

Absolutely agree. I've questioned the 'forest of memory' people on twitter about their ribbon tying, to make sure it's done responsibly. National trust are part of the project so I hope they listened.

[@jsmcguireIII]

I visited the little Chimayo adobe church in northern New Mexico many years ago. The site was sacred to the Pueblo people and later became an important healing place for Christian pilgrims. There is a hole behind the alter with healing sand that people apply to ailments. This is a similar historic sequence for these sacred springs in Ireland and many other places. Years later I was hiking in western Ireland and so many little springs we came across had some evidence of veneration.

[@kaysridgedell3404]

Thank you. Gorgeous land. Great explanation.

[@dw1-norskgaming923]

Love to know/ hear more! Greetings from Norway

[@jenniferfrykman390]

Water, healing, cleansing, carrier of dreams, Holy Wells, Desert Hot pools under a canopy of stars….The Holiest of Holy places ….Thankyou !!!

[@jamesetal7088]

Makes your words highly visible. They are very important. Thank you.

[@deborahduthie4519]

Stunningly beautiful places. If ever I was to go there, I’d take Butter, coins, gems🧝🏻‍♀️🎀 and ribbons for leaving there for the little people.

[@alisonarmstrong8421]

What a special and precious site. I am emotionally attached to Attracta's Well, near Ballaghaderreen, first there in 1977 and back a couple of times. It's water is supposed to be healing for the eyes. I kept some in a shandy bottle and took it to England and kept if for years and it never went bad. Thanks for showing this place, and am happy it is protected on state parklands.

[@skerriesrockart]

There are thousands of these sites all over Ireland both used and disused and they usually have a strange energy almost elemental which is hard to describe

[@sagapoetic8990]

The ribbons tied in the trees is fascinating -- I was in the Peace Corps in Central Asia and periodically, you'd come across that same exact practice. Ribbons tied to branches. It, too, was a spiritual/religious practice. I wonder if this same practice in so very different parts of the world is really related? I think ancient Celtic religion originated in southwest asia but I'd love to learn more if someone knows?

[@Christopher-ii6tr]

Heathen religions spread quick through cultural exchange. They just used different names for the useless things they worshiped.

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Why, I don't understand that people don't hit the like button? It does cost them Nothing. Namaste. XxX.

[@nerdmaid1240]

This is a lot like Madron Well in Cornwall. Beautiful place.

[@lightningspirit2166]

Water is a significant signn of purity and a connection with the supernatural in all cultures and religions,the leprechaun was originally a water spirit,but got lost and confused by the catholic churches attempts to outlaw pagan beliefs.

[@lightningspirit2166]

Trees were believed to harbour spirits elementals in pagan belief so giving an offering to the tree in return for healing was common.

[@binkwillans5138]

Clootie wells in Scotland, too.

[@grahamfleming8139]

Or chuck a coin in for luck.

[@grahamfleming8139]

In Scotland we have the health Wells of the Western Isles, na tobraichean slainte nan Eileanan iar ,interesting wee video weel din.

[@jenniferfrykman390]

blessed be!