St. Colum’s Headache Well

St. Colum’s Headache Well is a spring in County Tipperary, Munster. St. Colum’s Headache Well is situated nearby to the community center Terryglass Community Centre, as well as near the marketplace Farmers Market.

Type: Spring
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Also known as: “Saint Columb’s Well”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Terryglass Castle and Portumna Castle.

Terryglass Castle

Ruins

Terryglass Castle, also called the Old Court, is a fortified house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland. Terryglass Castle is situated 680 metres northwest of St. Colum’s Headache Well.

Portumna Castle

Castle

Photo: Bogman, CC BY 2.5.

Portumna Castle is a semi-fortified house in Portumna, County Galway, Ireland which was built in the early 17th century by Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. Portumna Castle is situated 3½ km north of St. Colum’s Headache Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Terryglass and Carrigahorig.

Terryglass

Village

Photo: Juergen Meuer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Terryglass is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is on the north-eastern shore of Lough Derg, near where the River Shannon enters the lough, on the R493 road.

Carrigahorig

Locality

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Carrigahorig is a hamlet in County Tipperary, Ireland, located 7 km east of Portumna on the N65 national secondary road. The northern end of the R493 terminates here. Carrigahorig is situated 4 km east of St. Colum’s Headache Well.

Portumna

Photo: Bogman, CC BY 2.5.

Portumna is a village in County Galway at the north end of Lough Derg. With a population of 1700 in 2022, it's best known for its fine castle and gardens.

St. Colum’s Headache Well

Categories: place of worship and body of water
Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.05599° or 53° 3′ 22″ north

Longitude

-8.20359° or 8° 12′ 13″ west

Named after

Columba

Open location code

9C5H3Q4W+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8077924781

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Terryglass Community Centre and Farmers Market.

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