Saint Kieran’s Well
Saint Kieran’s Well is a spring in County Galway, Connacht. Saint Kieran’s Well is situated nearby to the ruins Church of Saint Chiaran, as well as near St. Kieran’s Monastic Site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Mór and Dún Aránn Lighthouse.
Inis Mór
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands of County Galway, off the west coast of Ireland. The name simply means "big island" and there are half-a-dozen such places in Ireland, but this one is by far the largest of that name, with a population of 820 in 2022.
Dún Aránn Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland. Dún Aránn Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km southwest of Saint Kieran’s Well.
Oghil Fort
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oghil Fort is situated 1 km southwest of Saint Kieran’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilronan.
Kilronan
Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as Kilronan, is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Saint Kieran’s Well
- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well on Inishmore in Co. Galway
- Categories: holy well, place of worship, and body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.13194° or 53° 7′ 55″ northLongitude
-9.68596° or 9° 41′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C5G48J7+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4743461156OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q122309499
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In Other Languages
“Saint Kieran’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar Chiaráin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Chiaran and St. Kieran’s Monastic Site.
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