
Irish Walled Town Crier- October Edition
Ezine of the Irish Walled Towns Network.
- Published by: The Heritage Council
- Author(s): The Heritage Council

Ezine of the Irish Walled Towns Network.

Is áiteanna naofa iad toibreacha beannaithe na hÉireann atá sáite i dtraidisiúin agus nósanna seanbhunaithe. Tá ról tábhachtach ag na toibreacha beannaithe in oidhreacht chultúrtha agus traidisiún reiligiúnach na hÉireann, agus cuireann siad áit shíochánta ar fáil do chuairteoirí le haghaidh deabhóide pearsanta, urnaí agus leighis.

Ireland’s holy wells are sacred places steeped in long held traditions and customs. Holy wells hold an important place in Ireland’s cultural heritage and religious tradition, offering visitors a peaceful place for personal devotion, prayer and healing. This publication from the Heritage Council provides an account of their traditions, folklore, biodiversity value and origins.

The first peoples to have left substantial evidence of their ways of life in the Irish past were the hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic period (‘Middle Stone Age’ dating to c. 10,000 to 6,000 years ago in Ireland).