Description
A reliable and clean source of water is essential for any community, so it is easy to understand how important wells were for pre-modern peoples. More complex is the mystical relationship humans have developed with these sites, which are imbued with a sacredness that predates Christianity. Holy Wells of Wexford and Pembrokeshire is a series of five chapbooks celebrating holy wells in two regions with common ancestry and history. Since at least the Bronze Age, sea travel between these two lands has meant cross-fertilisation of traditions and common names associated with wells of both regions. Of significance is the long-standing friendship between two early Christian saints: David, who became the first Bishop of St Davids; and Aidan, born in Ireland, who spent time in Wales and then founded monasteries in Ireland, including at Ferns. In Oilgate, Wexford, there is a well dedicated to David and, at Whitesands near St Davids in Pembrokeshire, there is one named after Aidan. Each of the five books approaches the subject from different perspectives and mediums, including fiction, poetry and essays as well as photographs and prints.
About the Author
Diana Powell's stories have featured in a number of competitions, including the 2020 Society of Authors ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award (runner-up), the 2020 TSS Cambridge Prize (3rd place) and the 2019 Chipping Norton Literature Festival Prize (winner). Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies and journals, including Best (British) Short Stories 2020 (Salt). Her novella, Esther Bligh , was published in June 2018 (Holland House Books). Her collection of stories, Trouble Crossing the Bridge was published in 2020 by Chaffinch Press. Her novella, The Sisters of Cynvael won the 2021 Cinnamon Press Literature Award, and will be published next year. Diana was born and brought up in Carmarthenshire, and studied English at Aberystwyth university. She has lived in north Pembrokeshire for the past twelve years, but her connection with the county goes back much further. Her great-grandfather was the vicar of Cilrhedyn in the magical, mythical Cych valley, which is perhaps why magic and myth feature so often in her stories.
Book Information
ISBN 9781914595639
Author Diana Powell
Format Paperback
Page Count 45
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books
About the Author
Diana Powell's stories have featured in a number of competitions, including the 2020 Society of Authors ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award (runner-up), the 2020 TSS Cambridge Prize (3rd place) and the 2019 Chipping Norton Literature Festival Prize (winner). Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies and journals, including Best (British) Short Stories 2020 (Salt). Her novella, Esther Bligh , was published in June 2018 (Holland House Books). Her collection of stories, Trouble Crossing the Bridge was published in 2020 by Chaffinch Press. Her novella, The Sisters of Cynvael won the 2021 Cinnamon Press Literature Award, and will be published next year. Diana was born and brought up in Carmarthenshire, and studied English at Aberystwyth university. She has lived in north Pembrokeshire for the past twelve years, but her connection with the county goes back much further. Her great-grandfather was the vicar of Cilrhedyn in the magical, mythical Cych valley, which is perhaps why magic and myth feature so often in her stories.
Book Information
ISBN 9781914595639
Author Diana Powell
Format Paperback
Page Count 45
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books
