St. Martin's Holy Well and Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto

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Placering: Clare, Munster, Irland

Tips

9. juli 2019

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This site is always open, and is accessed by a red gate by the roadside, down a paved path. Traditionally, it was most frequented on Saturday nights and on Martinmas (Nov. 11), and a Sunday Mass is sometimes still held there on St. Martin's Day.

This is a holy well dedicated to St. Martin of Tours, which tradition holds was either conferred by St. Senan or that it was formerly the site of a Mass rock. The Grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes was erected in the Marian Year of 1954.

Beyond the Horizon

4. oktober 2023

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Through the striking red gate, which is always open, you reach a paved path that seems to lead you into another world.

It is said that even in the times of Saint Senan, this sanctuary was a place of prayer and meditation. Perhaps a so-called Mass Rock once stood here, where secret services were held. The tradition and devotion to Saint Martin of Tours is noticeable here, especially on Martinmas, November 11th. Even today, on this special day, a Sunday mass is occasionally celebrated outdoors, bringing together believers from all over the region.

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