Saint Brigid’s Well (site of)
Saint Brigid’s Well (site of) is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. Saint Brigid’s Well (site of) is situated nearby to the ruins Barney Church, as well as near the cemetery Ballyconra Graveyard.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Spring
- Description: former holy well in Ballyconra, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “St. Brigid’s Well”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barney Church and Donaghmore Church.
Donaghmore Church
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donaghmore Church is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Saint Brigid’s Well (site of).
St. Patrick’s well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Patrick’s well is a spring, which is situated 3½ km east of Saint Brigid’s Well (site of).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyragget and Durrow.
Ballyragget
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2016 of about 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue small rivers.
Durrow
Town
Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.
Durrow is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. Durrow is situated 7 km north of Saint Brigid’s Well (site of).
Cullohill
Village
Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it. Cullohill is situated 8 km northwest of Saint Brigid’s Well (site of).
Saint Brigid’s Well (site of)
- Categories: holy well, Holy Well Semantic Concept, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.79034° or 52° 47′ 25″ northLongitude
-7.36328° or 7° 21′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C4JQJRP+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 11124027029OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126436485
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballyconra Graveyard and Seskin South Graveyard.
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