St Longory’s Well
St Longory’s Well is a spring in County Laois, Leinster. St Longory’s Well is situated nearby to the cemetery Kilgorey Graveyard, as well as near the peak Jake’s Hill.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well in Kilgorey, Co. Laois, with a rag tree beside it
- Also known as: “Saint Longory’s Well”, “St Longory’s Holy Well”, and “St. Longory’s Well”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colliery Church.
Colliery Church
Church
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colliery Church is situated 2½ km west of St Longory’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crettyard and Newtown.
Crettyard
Hamlet
Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crettyard is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland. It is on the border with County Kilkenny, at the junction of the N78 and the R431 roads. Carlow town is 14 km to the east, and Kilkenny city is 22 km to the south.
Newtown
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Newtown or Newtown Cross is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Clonbrock and Doonane. Newtown lies close to the border between Counties Laois and Kilkenny at the point where the R430 regional road from Abbeyleix to Carlow crosses the N78 from Kilkenny to Athy. Newtown is situated 4 km north of St Longory’s Well.
Bilboa
Hamlet
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bilboa is a settlement located on the boundaries of counties Carlow, Laois and Kilkenny in Ireland. A bridge, a short distance from the village and built c. 1800, is known as the 'Three Counties Bridge'. Bilboa is situated 6 km southeast of St Longory’s Well.
St Longory’s Well
- Categories: holy well, Holy Well Semantic Concept, and body of water
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.82857° or 52° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
-7.11906° or 7° 7′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C4JRVHJ+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 11973547846OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q133806076
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilgorey Graveyard and Jake’s Hill.
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