Holy Well

Holy Well is a spring in , . Holy Well is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the cemetery .
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Spring
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: former holy well in Jerpointchurch, Co. Kilkenny
  • Also known as: “Saint Nicholas‘ Well”, “Saint Nicholas’s Well”, “St. Nicholas‘ Well”, and “St. Nicholas’s Well”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Nicholas‘ Church and Jerpoint Abbey.

Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 110 metres south of Holy Well.

Monastery
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruined Cistercian abbey, founded in the second half of the 12th century in , Ireland. It is located 2.5 km south west of on the R448 regional road. is situated 510 metres southeast of Holy Well.

Railway station
Photo: A.-K. D., CC0.
serves the town of in , Ireland. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford Intercity route. is situated 1½ km northeast of Holy Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thomastown and Knocktopher.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in , with a population of 2300 in 2022. It was originally called Grennan and grew up at a crossing point on the River Nore, 17 km from Kilkenny.

Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , . It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of to the north, and to the south. is situated 5 km southwest of Holy Well.

Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially Stonyford is a small town in , . It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of . is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. is situated 5 km northwest of Holy Well.

Holy Well

Latitude
52.51347° or 52° 30′ 49″ north
Longitude
-7.16373° or 7° 9′ 49″ west
Open location code
9C4JGR7P+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7673751375
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q129263926
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