The tiny village of Belmont features a sculpture at its crossroads called The Good Samaritan. It is made from pieces of 1,000 year old bog oak recovered from a Midlands bog and commemorates the town’s placement on the pilgrimage route between Clonmacnoise and Tisaran.
- Celtic Roots Studio: Bog Oak Sculpture
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- Good Samritan Statue – Photo by Corey Taratuta
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- Good Samritan Statue – Photo by Corey Taratuta
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- Good Samritan Statue – Photo by Corey Taratuta
Written by Corey Taratuta
Corey hosts the Irish Fireside podcast and blog which has been named Best Blog of the Diaspora by the Irish Web Awards. His work has appeared on Google Field Trip, www.Lonely Planet.com, National Public Radio, www.WanderingEducators.com, www.BritMums.com, www.DiscoveryWorld.org, and elsewhere. His web community has been named finalist for the People’s Choice Podcast Awards and Irish Blog Awards, and his Irish travel program has ranked in the iTunes Top 50 Travel Podcasts. Corey’s Tips | Website
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