St. Kieran’s holy well
St. Kieran’s holy well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. St. Kieran’s holy well is situated nearby to the ruins Rathkieran Church, as well as near the cemetery Rathkieran Graveyard.- Type: Spring
- Description: former holy well in Rathkieran, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Tober Kieran”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carrigeen GAA and Corluddy Castle.
Carrigeen GAA
Sports venue
Carrigeen GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated in Carrigeen in the far south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was established in 1954 and its home grounds are at Asper Park. Carrigeen play in black and amber stripes. Carrigeen GAA is situated 530 metres southeast of St. Kieran’s holy well.
Corluddy Castle
Ruins
Corluddy Castle is a ruined Norman-era tower house close to the village of Carrigeen in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is historically associated with the Grant family of the Barony of Iverk. Corluddy Castle is situated 3½ km southeast of St. Kieran’s holy well.
Pollrone Church
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pollrone Church is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km west of St. Kieran’s holy well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mooncoin and Carrigeen.
Mooncoin
Town
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waterford is a city in County Waterford in the south of Ireland. Founded over 1100 years ago, it's famous for its fine glassware, though the glassworks has closed down and Waterford Crystal is nowadays made abroad.
Carrigeen
Village
Carrigeen is a village to the south-east of Mooncoin in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Carrigeen is situated on a hillock within the Suir Valley. Within the village is St. Kevin's Church and a national school. The grounds of Carrigeen GAA club are nearby.
Kilmacow
Village
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmacow is a small village and civil parish in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The townland of Kilmacow is south of the village. Kilmacow is situated 4½ km northeast of St. Kieran’s holy well.
St. Kieran’s holy well
- Categories: Holy Well Semantic Concept, holy well, water well, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.29134° or 52° 17′ 29″ northLongitude
-7.22926° or 7° 13′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C4J7QRC+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 12023726123OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126665980
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In Other Languages
“St. Kieran’s holy well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar Chiaráin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tober Kieran and Rathkieran Graveyard.
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