St. Michael’s Well
St. Michael’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. St. Michael’s Well is situated nearby to the archaeological site Maher’s Rath, as well as near the forest Cats Wood.- Type: Spring
- Description: former holy well in Ballyda, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Mickel’s Well” and “Mickle’s Well”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lady’s Well and Ballyda Holy Well.
Lady’s Well
Spring
Ballyda is a small townland in the civil parish of Danesfort in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The townland has an area of approximately 1.4 square kilometres, and is 9 kilometres south of Kilkenny city centre.
Ballyda Holy Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballyda Holy Well is a spring, which is situated 800 metres west of St. Michael’s Well.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael’s Church is situated 2 km north of St. Michael’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoneyford and Kells.
Stoneyford
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneyford, officially Stonyford is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. Stoneyford is situated 3½ km south of St. Michael’s Well.
Kells
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Kells is situated 3½ km southwest of St. Michael’s Well.
Bennettsbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 5 km northeast of St. Michael’s Well.
St. Michael’s Well
- Categories: Holy Well Semantic Concept, holy well, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.5663° or 52° 33′ 59″ northLongitude
-7.24148° or 7° 14′ 29″ westNamed after
archangel MichaelOpen location code
9C4JHQ85+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 12819808864OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126878516
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