On the road to Doolin in County Clare, I stumbled across St. Bridget's holy well. Bridget, a patron saint of Ireland is apparently Patrick's femine counterpart. The image shows the icons left by pilgrims inside the wellhouse.
Snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. ... -- from The Dubliners by James Joyce
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