Saint Kieran’s Well
Saint Kieran’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. Saint Kieran’s Well is situated nearby to the ruins Stonecarthy East Church Ruin, as well as near the cemetery Stonecarthy Graveyard.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well in Stonecarthy West, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “St Kieran’s Well”, “St. Kieran’s Well”, “Toberkeeran”, and “Toberkieran”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stonecarthy Graveyard and St Brendan’s Church.
Stonecarthy Graveyard
Cemetery
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stonecarthy Graveyard is a cemetery, which is situated 240 metres northeast of Saint Kieran’s Well.
St Brendan’s Church
Church
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Brendan’s Church is situated 1½ km northeast of Saint Kieran’s Well.
Kilree
Archaeological site
Photo: Harryreid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilree is a former Christian monastery and national monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Kilree is situated 2 km west of Saint Kieran’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.
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 3 km northwest of Saint Kieran’s Well.
Knocktopher
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocktopher is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. Knocktopher is situated 4½ km south of Saint Kieran’s Well.
Saint Kieran’s Well
- Categories: holy well, Holy Well Semantic Concept, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.52419° or 52° 31′ 27″ northLongitude
-7.2376° or 7° 14′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C4JGQF6+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6499760794OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q122307353
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In Other Languages
“Saint Kieran’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar Chiarain”
- Irish: “Tobar Chiaráin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stonecarthy East Church Ruin and Stonecarthy Deserted Village.
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