The Valley of the Madstone in Dingle, Ireland

There are stories of people being healed from their mental illness when they visit this valley. In kerry, we have the story of a mediaeval king from france called king balkan who was suffering from mental illness. And then we've got king sweeny, who also found solace in the valley of the mad by eating watergrass and drinking the water. Even if you go there to day, there's a stone there that's no as the mad stone. You can see it there. Now, within irish folklore, more folklore than menthology, you find fairies being quite present when it comes to stories around mental illness. This is why we say away with the