Excerpts from an interview with Síle Ní Laoghaire, Dónal Ó Céileachair and Gobnait Creed about Saint Finbar of Gougane Barra. For this interview's catalogue entry click here

Excerpt 1: How st Finbarr gave the name to Gougane Barra.

Excerpt 2: St Finbarr's parents, his father from Connacht and his mother from Bandon.

Excerpt 3: What st Finbarre looked like and why he wore a beard to keep him warm during the winter.

Excerpt 4: Cure for warts doing the round for St Finbarr and washing in the Sullane River.

Excerpt 5: Local Legend how St Finbarr killed the serpent in the lake in Gougane.

Excerpt 6: The feast of St Finbarr's in Gougane Barra.

Excerpt 7: Importance of St Finbarr in the life of the local people as opposed to the tourists.

Excerpt 8: Calendar custom, doing the round of St Finbarr.

Excerpt 9: Narrative about a lady who'd make the holy well bubble when she was doing the rounds.

Excerpt 10: How St Finbarr walked from Gougane to Cork.

Excerpt 11: How St Finbarr had so many followers.

Excerpt 12: St Finbarr is buried in Cork.

Excerpt 13: Detail motifs of the Legend of St Finbarr on the stane glass window in Gougane church.

23/05/1987

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