Kerrill

Saint Kerrill aka Caireall mac Curnain was a Christian missionary in what is now east County Galway, alive in the mid-to-late 5th century.

His feast day is June 13th. To celebrate the parishioners walk four miles from St Michael’s Church, Gurteen to St Kerrill’s holy well, stopping five times to plant crosses and pray, as Kerrill himself did. The water from the well is said to protect homes from lightning. This tradition was televised by RTÉ in 2004.

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