St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.

Woman doing the rounds on St. Flannan's Day at St. Flannan's Well, Maurice's Mills.

St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.

Holy Well/Shrine, Loop Head, c. 2000.

St. Joseph's Well, Annagh, Miltown Malbay, (also known as Tobar Laichtín Naofa) on pattern day, 19/03/1982.

St. Joseph's Well, Annagh, Miltown Malbay, (also known as Tobar Laichtín Naofa) on pattern day, 19/03/1982.

St. Flannan's Well, Maurices Mills on St. Flannan's Day.

Holy Wells. Holy Well in south-west Donegal, possibly Gleann Cholm Cille.

Holy Well/Shrine, Loop Head, c. 2000.

Pattern Day at Our Lady's Well. Holy-picture seller, Danganelly, Cooraclare.

St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.

St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.

St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.

Holy Well, Co. Clare. Fieldtrip with Folklore students from UCD, 2002.

St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.

St. Flannan's Well, Maurices Mills. The five small white stones to the left of the well are used by people to count the decades of the Rosary.

Holy Well/Shrine, Loop Head, c. 2000.

St. Joseph's Well, Annagh, Miltown Malbay, (also known as Tobar Laichtín Naofa) on Pattern day.

St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.

Holy Wells. Holy Well in south-west Donegal, possibly Gleann Cholm Cille.

St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.

Holy Well, Co. Clare. Fieldtrip with Folklore students from UCD, 2002.

Woman praying at St. Flannan's Well, Maurices Mills.

St. Brigid's Day at St. Brigid's Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare.