tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post6407855782028075614..comments2024-03-23T13:48:38.305+00:00Comments on The Ever-Living Ones: A visit to Biddy Early's - The Wise Woman of ClareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-445788929451100092019-10-29T19:38:14.493+00:002019-10-29T19:38:14.493+00:00My Grandmother, Anna Walsh(Nolan) told my mom and ...My Grandmother, Anna Walsh(Nolan) told my mom and her sister and I a story of when she was about 8 and visited Biddy Early's House with her mother and Grandmother for a cure. She said Biddy was a very old woman and that the cure worked. They had come to Feckle from Ballyhahill, Limerick County.<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383669515379800966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-10942314925095162062017-04-25T09:56:54.724+01:002017-04-25T09:56:54.724+01:00Hi Alix - Yes I finished her a while ago. You can ...Hi Alix - Yes I finished her a while ago. You can see the painting in the Continuing the Old Ways section above - http://theeverlivingones.blogspot.ie/p/gallery-of-people.html<br />The SHOP button in the side bar will give you prices of Art Cards etc. If you have any questions you can email me from the bottom of my Home page. Many thanks!Jane Bridesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884080979254453834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-62357743045050135182017-04-24T19:08:23.445+01:002017-04-24T19:08:23.445+01:00Hi Jane
I just wondered if you had finished your ...Hi Jane <br />I just wondered if you had finished your painting and if you had any copies of it to sell as would be very interestednfor a friend who used to live close to there and talks about Biddy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953234242307351803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-64228720762150445062015-08-03T17:03:03.633+01:002015-08-03T17:03:03.633+01:00Many thanks for commenting Gemma - yes I was reall...Many thanks for commenting Gemma - yes I was really surprised by that too :)Jane Bridesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884080979254453834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-36022576655178468722015-08-03T17:01:33.856+01:002015-08-03T17:01:33.856+01:00Glad you enjoyed it Ita - thanks for your comment!...Glad you enjoyed it Ita - thanks for your comment!Jane Bridesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884080979254453834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-58878038513729365692015-08-03T13:04:27.728+01:002015-08-03T13:04:27.728+01:00Looks like a wonderful adventure. I just love that...Looks like a wonderful adventure. I just love that your original offering was still there after all this time. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384996327319128694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-4826271333389351682015-08-03T10:29:37.014+01:002015-08-03T10:29:37.014+01:00Thanks for sharing that Jane. I had heard of her b...Thanks for sharing that Jane. I had heard of her but never her story. Beautifully written.itahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363226280668299287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-51145514223669720022015-08-03T08:40:37.406+01:002015-08-03T08:40:37.406+01:00Thanks Carol & yes - it was great that she was...Thanks Carol & yes - it was great that she was acquitted & the church appeared to recognise her as a wise woman - but only after her death :( Jane Bridesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884080979254453834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-43612823138230817742015-08-03T08:38:21.421+01:002015-08-03T08:38:21.421+01:00Thank you Heron - I agree with you about the churc...Thank you Heron - I agree with you about the church! Read that one priest apparently did try to get Biddy's healing secrets fro her & locals felt that the church could have cared for people in the same way that she did.Jane Bridesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884080979254453834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-87987270644453892622015-08-03T03:15:49.993+01:002015-08-03T03:15:49.993+01:00What a wonderful history of Biddy. I was worried f...What a wonderful history of Biddy. I was worried for her, but so happy to hear that she survived the trial, and what Fr. Dore said about her. Thank you so much for posting this, Jane!!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-52841128851232471912015-08-02T21:35:31.246+01:002015-08-02T21:35:31.246+01:00Very much enjoyed viewing the films, for both were...Very much enjoyed viewing the films, for both were giving factual evidence about Biddy.<br /><br />Hardly surprising that the Church did not take kindly to her. I suspect that they were feeling a certain amount of guilt, for wasn't she doing the healing work that they should have been doing.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-64133189768889510182015-08-02T18:40:20.173+01:002015-08-02T18:40:20.173+01:00Thanks Valleypee - yes, Ireland is a fascinating p...Thanks Valleypee - yes, Ireland is a fascinating place and I wouldn't live anywhere else!Jane Bridesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884080979254453834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3487544455243599988.post-10649699293873648332015-08-02T15:45:15.626+01:002015-08-02T15:45:15.626+01:00A fascinating post about an interesting woman, Jan...A fascinating post about an interesting woman, Jane! I shall look forward to seeing your painting when you've finished it. What a wealth of magical stories and people Ireland has. I'll have to come and visit again.Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.com