St. James’s Well
St. James’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. St. James’s Well is situated nearby to the archaeological site Carrickcloney Ringfort (rath), as well as near the cemetery Kilivory Graveyard.- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well in Carrickcloney, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Saint James’s Holy Well”, “Saint James’s Well”, and “Tubbersansheeum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge.
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge
Bridge
Photo: An Dearthoir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge is an extradosed bridge over the River Barrow in Ireland. It was built as part of the N25 New Ross Bypass, and was officially opened on 29 January 2020 by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and opened to traffic on 30 January 2020, becoming Ireland's longest bridge. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge is situated 2½ km northeast of St. James’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slieverue and Rosbercon.
Slieverue
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slieverue, officially Slieveroe, is a village in South County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the historical barony of Ida. Despite the name, the land is relatively low-lying and fertile. Slieverue's population, as of the 2016 census, was 476. Slieverue is situated 8 km southwest of St. James’s Well.
Rosbercon
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosbercon is a village in Ireland, on the opposite side of the River Barrow from New Ross, County Wexford. Although the village was originally in County Kilkenny, much of it is now in Wexford for administrative purposes. Rosbercon is situated 8 km northeast of St. James’s Well.
New Ross
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Ross is a town in County Wexford on the River Barrow. Old Ross was Ros mhic threoin, a defensive earthwork amidst the woods, and 13th century English settlers built a bridge and new town.
St. James’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
52.34756° or 52° 20′ 51″ northLongitude
-7.02562° or 7° 1′ 32″ westNamed after
St. James the ElderOpen location code
9C4J8XXF+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 8279946612OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126461036
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In Other Languages
“St. James’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar Shan Shém”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrickcloney Ringfort (rath) and Kilivory Graveyard.
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